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Canadians can look forward to small, outdoor summer gatherings if vaccine targets are met: officials
Ottawa, Ontario (CTV Network) The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) has issued preliminary guidelines detailing what Canadians can expect to do this summer and fall with fewer pandemic restrictions, all dependent on whether the country can meet its vaccine targets.
If 75 per cent of Canadians eligible for vaccines have had one dose and 20 per cent have had a second dose, summer can include camping, hiking, picnics, and patios, but crowds should still be avoided, PHAC says.
By fall, if 75 per cent of those eligible for a vaccine have been fully vaccinated, expect to be able to gather indoors with people outside your household, participate in indoor sports, and attend family gatherings.
Partially vaccinated Canadians can socialize outdoors this summer, Tam says
Canadians who have been vaccinated with one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine can socialize with close family and friends outdoors over the summer months, Canada s chief public health officer said Friday.
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As for right now, they say Canadians must stay the course. âFor now, you need to keep following public health advice, whether or not youâve been vaccinated, to keep yourself, your family, and your community safe. More people need to be vaccinated before we can ease restrictions,â said Health Minister Patty Hajdu. Dubbed a âroadmapâ to reopening, the document also includes indicators to help guide local public health responses, so to not only consider vaccination rates. Indicators include ensuring COVID-19 transmission is controlled âto a manageable levelâ and there is sufficient public health capacity to test, trace, and isolate a âhigh proportion of cases and contacts,â and sufficient health-care capacity.
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Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau, right, bumps elbows with British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab at a bilateral meeting in London on Tuesday. It was a part of the larger G7 meeting, the first in-person gathering of the ministers since the pandemic began. (Eddie Mulholland/Reuters)