COVID19 RESTRICTIONS ARE LIFTING BUT UNVACCINATED CANADIANS BUT STILL CAN'T BOARD PLANES Or TRAINS

BY Chandrayee Roy Choudhury, Canada:

Because she's unvaccinated against COVID-19, Tamika McIntosh of Brampton, Ont., wasn't allowed to board a plane to fly to Jamaica last month to attend her grandfather's funeral.

Canada's vaccine mandate — which took effect in November 2021 to boost vaccination rates — prevents unvaccinated Canadians from boarding a commercial plane or train in Canada to both domestic and international destinations. Now that COVID-19 restrictions are fast disappearing, some unvaccinated Canadians question why the federal government still maintains the mandate.



Although COVID-19 vaccines available in Canada have been deemed safe and effective by Health Canada and other regulators, McIntosh still has reservations about getting the shot. 



"I just feel like I have the right to choose," she said.