FOG BLOG NEW BRUNSWICK NEWS LOG: NB REACHES GOAL OF 75% OF PEOPLE WITH AT LEAST 1ST DOSE:

New Brunswick hits 75 per cent vaccination goal, reopening to begin Wednesday.......New Brunswick will be moving into phase one of the province's 'Path to Green' reopening plan, after the province hit its 75 per cent vaccination target on Tuesday.

"We can now take the first steps towards reopening our province and removing some of the public health restrictions that have been in place since the pandemic began," said N.B. chief medical officer of health Dr. Jennifer Russell during Tuesday's news update.

Public Health says as of Tuesday, 75.1 per cent of New Brunswickers aged 12 and older have now received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine......."New Brunswick is in the top three provinces for the rate of vaccination," said N.B. Premier Blaine Higgs during Tuesday's news update. "I want to thank everyone who has taken the time to get the first dose of vaccine, to help protect their self, their loved ones, their family and their community. You've plaed a huge role in helping to move our province forward."

"In particular, I want to give special praise to young New Brunswickers, the future of our province, who came out in the thousands the past 10 days, enabling us to reach today's milestone," added Russell. "We now have a majority of first-dose vaccinations in every age category, and I hope even more New Brunswickers will seek vaccines in the weeks ahead, because that will reduce the risk for everyone."

Once in Phase One, the following restrictions will be in place:...No isolation or testing will be required for those travelling to New Brunswick from the following select regions: Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, the Avignon and Témiscouata regions of Quebec, and Cumberland County in Nova Scotia.

Compassionate travel will be permitted with isolation and testing requirements in place.
Cross border commuters and truck drivers will no longer be subject to testing and isolation requirements.
Other workers, including rotational workers, travelling from outside the select regions, will be required to isolate and take a COVID-19 test between days five and seven before they can discontinue isolation, unless they have an existing work-isolation plan. This is a reduction from the previous 14-day requirement and will be eliminated in Phase 2 of the Path to Green..