Canada's chief public health officer, Dr. Theresa Tam, has called the territory's vaccine rollout a "model" for others. "All eyes are definitely on Yukon," Premier Sandy Silver said in an interview that aired Sunday on Rosemary Barton Live. Silver said conversations are ongoing between Canadian jurisdictions about what a national system for vaccine status verification might look like. Border reopening should come after herd immunity: NjooOther jurisdictions in Canada are far behind Yukon on vaccination rates, but Ontario and Quebec both released reopening plans last week. There is a meeting planned between a group of Ontario border mayors and Public Safety Minister Bill Blair this Friday.

Source: CBC News May 23, 2021 18:14 UTC