Theresa Tam Implies Canada Not Ready to Let Go of Travel Restrictions, May Require Booster Shots

There is no end to Canada’s harsh travel restrictions in sight. Now the only country in the world to restrict domestic travel for its citizens, Canada seems unwilling to drop mandates.

Tam said there's emerging evidence that COVID-19 vaccines offer some protection against long COVID, but those studies are still ongoing, and the best way to avoid long-COVID is to avoid catching COVID-19 altogether.

The number of new cases appears to be trending down, Tam said, though the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 remains high in some parts of the country.

The federal government dedicated $20 million over the next five years in its latest budget to support research into the long-term effects of COVID-19 infections, as well as wider impacts of the virus on health and health-care systems.