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The US has extended until September 21 the restriction on nonessential travel across the Canadian and Mexican borders. People entering the country illegally still seem to be welcome, though -- even if they have COVID.
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The online version might be hidden behind an online paywall, but the local newspaper had an article yesterday that the locals being evacuated from Afghanistan will not have to be tested for COVID upon arrival because of a blanket waiver for humanitarian reasons.
I can understand getting everyone out of the country as quickly as possible. However, with those in charge complaining about surges of COVID and the Delta strain, one might wonder why we wouldn't eventually test those entering the country to make sure they aren't bringing any strains of COVID -- existing or new -- into the country. It just reinforces the ideas that Foreign nationals get preferential treatment over domestic residents.
Finally, I had to resist the urge to be mad at the TV because I think I found the source of the "make an informed decision: get vaccinated" commercial I previously mentioned. A television spot last night featured someone who claimed to be a doctor talking about how she weighed the pros and cons of the vaccines before getting vaccinated herself. It's funny how the only "informed" decision that should be made is the decision to vaccinate -- never mind the people with legitimate health reasons or those who'd prefer to wait until more is known about long-terrm side effects whose informed decisions might be to wait or decline to be vaccinated.
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US extends travel restrictions at land borders
The United States has extended the closure of its land borders with Canada and Mexico to non-essential travel such as tourism through September 21, despite Ottawa’s decision to open its border to vaccinated Americans.
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The online version might be hidden behind an online paywall, but the local newspaper had an article yesterday that the locals being evacuated from Afghanistan will not have to be tested for COVID upon arrival because of a blanket waiver for humanitarian reasons.
I can understand getting everyone out of the country as quickly as possible. However, with those in charge complaining about surges of COVID and the Delta strain, one might wonder why we wouldn't eventually test those entering the country to make sure they aren't bringing any strains of COVID -- existing or new -- into the country. It just reinforces the ideas that Foreign nationals get preferential treatment over domestic residents.
Finally, I had to resist the urge to be mad at the TV because I think I found the source of the "make an informed decision: get vaccinated" commercial I previously mentioned. A television spot last night featured someone who claimed to be a doctor talking about how she weighed the pros and cons of the vaccines before getting vaccinated herself. It's funny how the only "informed" decision that should be made is the decision to vaccinate -- never mind the people with legitimate health reasons or those who'd prefer to wait until more is known about long-terrm side effects whose informed decisions might be to wait or decline to be vaccinated.
Not to mention the big corporations can afford lobbyists who convince politicians to act in the corporations' best interests. Average citizens don't have that luxury when it comes to their best interests.Yeah, more easier to bully the unvaccinated than the big corporations.
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