U.S. border to remain closed until at least Aug. 21 | CBC News

land border will remain closed to non-essential travel until at least Aug. 21, according to a renewal order issued by the American government Wednesday.

Federal Register, the U.S. government says that while vaccination rates have improved, opening the land border to non-essential travel still poses too great a risk.

The American order comes only a few days after the Canadian government announced its land border would open to fully vaccinated U.S.

9 and to fully vaccinated travellers from other countries on Sept.

government's plan to keep its land border closed to non-essential travel.

policy doesn't affect Canada's decision to open its border next month.

"For months now, people and businesses along the border have been strung along month after month, holding out hope for the border to reopen," said Higgins, who represents a district in New York state that includes Buffalo and Niagara Falls.

"Today's decision by the Biden administration harms economic recovery and hurts families all across America's northern border; this is completely unnecessary.".

land border closed to non-essential travel "is illogical given the success of vaccines and counterproductive, putting the United States at a disadvantage given Canada's decision to welcome back vaccinated Americans effective Aug.

government's decision and the lack of coordination with Canada's move to open the land border to fully vaccinated Americans with a PCR test starting August 9.

"It flies in the face of both science and the most recent public health data," said Beatty, who urged the Canadian government to press Washington to change its mind. "It's hard to see how allowing fully vaccinated Canadians to enter the U.S.