Vaccines and flights after November 30

[valvlad]

Hi guys
I’m just so confused about these news about who can and who cannot travel to Canada after Nov 30... it says you have to be fully vaccinated in order to come to and out of Canada. So that means if I’m not getting the vaccine in Russia (sputnik) - my hub and I will not be permitted to fly to Canada? no pcr will do? No quarantine and getting pfizer after it?

 

[armoured]

Hi guys
I’m just so confused about these news about who can and who cannot travel to Canada after Nov 30... it says you have to be fully vaccinated in order to come to and out of Canada. So that means if I’m not getting the vaccine in Russia (sputnik) - my hub and I will not be permitted to fly to Canada? no pcr will do? No quarantine and getting pfizer after it?

I do not know for certain - but my understanding is the strict requirement applies to flights originating in Canada.

In other words, nothing should change (yet) for those arriving from abroad - ifbtheyre not vaccinated with vaccines recognised in Canada, they'll have to quarantine and do testing, just like now.

Of course it could change and I don't think final instructions have been published.

 

[valvlad]

I'm concerning cause of this info, i posted it in other thread :

https://news.ontario.ca/en/backgrounder/1000806/using-your-vaccination-receipt-frequently-asked-questions

Who is considered fully vaccinated?

An individual is considered fully vaccinated if they have received:

The full series of a COVID-19 vaccine authorized by Health Canada, or any combination of such vaccines
One or two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine not authorized by Health Canada, followed by one dose of a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine authorized by Health Canada
Three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine not authorized by Health Canada
They received their final dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at least 14 days before providing the proof of being fully vaccinated.

 

[armoured]

You're missing the point - no, you won't be considered fully vaccinated with just the Sputnik vaccine. And not until you get the full vaccine course in Canada.

But you should be able to travel to Canada and land. You'll just have to quarantine, etc. Just as it works now.

(Note you probably won't be able to travel after arriving until fully vaccinated either)

But - keep following the news, the instructions will be needed. There are some gaps in what's announced - normal for policies like this - that often get clarified in final version of regs. (For example I don't know what they do for immigrants arriving and needing a domestic connecting flight -presumably some exemption that applies only to arriving but I do not know)

 

[armoured]

Note, there's no doubt that getting the Pfizer or moderna vaccine will make things easier - but not possible everywhere in the world.

 

[valvlad]

Note, there's no doubt that getting the Pfizer or moderna vaccine will make things easier - but not possible everywhere in the world.

Thank you! I'll hope for the best and the ability to land while unvaxxed )

I'd rather not do any vaccine at all,to be honest, for 2 year i didn't get sick or anything, and my husband too. But pfizer seems better to me than sputnik, which felt just horrible on my friends...

Will see )) Did you land already btw?

 

[valvlad]

no, you won't be considered fully vaccinated with just the Sputnik vaccine.

they want 3 !!! doses of the unauthorized vaccine lol - this way you'll be considered fully vaxxed. But nobody in Russia will do the 3 doses haha

 

[armoured]

Thank you! I'll hope for the best and the ability to land while unvaxxed )

I'd rather not do any vaccine at all,to be honest, for 2 year i didn't get sick or anything, and my husband too. But pfizer seems better to me than sputnik, which felt just horrible on my friends...

Will see )) Did you land already btw?

We have landed and got the Pfizer in addition to sputnik. None of us had any significant reaction to either.

 

[valvlad]

We have landed and got the Pfizer in addition to sputnik. None of us had any significant reaction to either.

How was landing? Did they ask anything about vaccines? Quarantined?

 

[armoured]

How was landing? Did they ask anything about vaccines? Quarantined?

Yes, we had to isolate for the full two weeks. There was a lot of checking.

We went for the vaccine here the day after isolation completed.

 

[valvlad]

a lot of checking while quarantining or at the border?

sorry last question haha

 

[scylla]

a lot of checking while quarantining or at the border?

sorry last question haha

They do both.

There's checking and questions at the border. They also check in on those who are required to quarantine to make sure they are meeting these mandatory requirements. There are high fines for violations.

 

[valvlad]

They do both.

There's checking and questions at the border. They also check in on those who are required to quarantine to make sure they are meeting these mandatory requirements. There are high fines for violations.

Yea, it's undertandable

 

[armoured]

a lot of checking while quarantining or at the border?

sorry last question haha

It was both really. Less at the border but mainly because you do most of the preps using arrivecan app beforehand.

We did have to do COVID test at border which surprised me only because it was after customs when I thought we were done.

 

[valvlad]

It was both really. Less at the border but mainly because you do most of the preps using arrivecan app beforehand.

We did have to do COVID test at border which surprised me only because it was after customs when I thought we were done.

did you notify arriveCan about sputnik somehow?

my mom got the covid kit and she took it at home during 14 days quarantine, she did it herself ))