Vaccinated, Unvaccinated – TuGo Has It Covered

TuGo is advising that its Emergency Medical Insurance now covers vaccinated travellers, who are planning to travel abroad, for COVID-19.

Effective June 22, 2021, TuGo’s Emergency Medical Insurance includes coverage, up to the policy limit, for COVID-19 medical and related expenses if the traveller:

• Has been partially vaccinated with a Health Canada approved dose at least 14 days before their departure date.
• If available to them, they’ve received or scheduled any subsequent vaccine doses before departing.
• Isn’t yet eligible for a vaccine due to their age.

The coverage is applicable while the government of Canada’s level 3 travel advisory is in place, and travellers must follow their provincial/territorial health authority’s vaccination protocols.

What About The Unvaccinated?

For Canadian travellers who are unvaccinated for any other reason than age, they can still get coverage by adding TuGo’s new COVID-19 Insurance – Unvaccinated plan to their Emergency Medical plan.

The COVID-19 Insurance – Unvaccinated plan includes COVID-19 emergency medical and related quarantine expenses during the Government of Canada’s level 3 travel advisory, with coverage up to $1 million, if the unvaccinated traveller tests positive for and is diagnosed with COVID-19 while on their trip.

It also includes a Trip Interruption benefit if the Government of Canada’s travel advisory changes to a Level 4 (avoid all travel) during their trip and they choose to come home early.

Brad Dance, TuGo’s Chief Customer Officer and the Travel Health Insurance Association’s Past President, explained that: “Supporting the health, wellness and safety of all of our customers is paramount, whether they’re vaccinated or not. It’s never been more important to take the needs of our customers into consideration, as we move out of a pandemic and into a busy travel year ahead.”

And Dance added: “Having COVID-19 coverage is obviously a top concern, so we’ve taken the steps to ensure that’s available for all those who are ready to travel.”

TuGo is also offering Canadians 15 months of travel coverage for the price of 12 on annual travel insurance plans.

For more, go to www.tugo.com .