In early April, the number of Washington long-term care facilities reporting at least one active COVID-19 case reached its lowest point in a year, since the start of the pandemic. It was 115 facilities, down fivefold from a peak of nearly 600 this January.
Point Roberts shares its only land border with Canada, where only 3% of the population is vaccinated. Author: Chris Daniels Updated: 1:55 PM PDT May 16, 2021
POINT ROBERTS, Wash. Should the U.S. lend a helping hand to Canada, and establish a border vaccination clinic?
Point Roberts Fire Chief Christopher Carleton thinks so. I think Canadians should have the right to come across and get vaccinated here, Carleton said.
Point Roberts shares its only land border with Canada, which has been closed for more than a year. The small town can only reach the rest of Washington state by ferry.
Carleton offered to establish a pop-up clinic of sorts in his tiny town on the 49th parallel. He says more than 80% of his residents are vaccinated, and Point Roberts, like other Whatcom County towns, are flush with vaccine at a time when its Canadian neighbors are not.