Dirk Z

I needed to report two days ago (20 Sep). I have done it online till two or three times ago, this time also I got the message to contact immigration. So I sent the paperwork by mail again, knowing it will take up to n6 weeks to get a reply. I don't know why this is so problematic.

This survey is poorly formulated. Either just say zero, one or two shots (what's the point in brand names) or make a complete list of all the possibilities. Now there are a lot of "others" and who is going to sort them out?

You are half correct. Statistically you are more likely (I think around 80+%) to die from covid if you are obese, suffer from hypertension or heart disease AND if you are not vaccinated.

The sentence says they actually do work.

The non vaccinated will use up hospital resources so health care will be more difficult to get for those who are social citizens. The upside is that there will be less and less irresponsible idiots based on natural selection.

Just point your camera at the QR code on your vaccination paper. You get taken to a web site that shows the green certificate. Make a screen shot, crop the edges and you have a beautiful proof to show. Which I have not been asked to do till now by the way.

Please stay away. It would make me sad to see the average IQ drop with your arrival.

Thanks again for this. I went there today and they did a nice job installing a dash cam. Professional place.

My wife told me it is open again. Best make a phone call or have it made.

I would like to have a dash cam installed in my Mazda 2. The dealer can do it, but it is quite expensive. Anyone know of a reliable shop to fit a dash cam, built-in style? I don't want loose cables, extenders, rubber bands etc but a professional installation. I live in Bangkok.

The pool for me is something that really adds something to my life. I use it every day and really missed it when it was closed. Our condo has 54 units, only 3-4 people use the pool. The rest have my thanks for maintaining it.

Here is some additional information. It's still immature, but yet... https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2021/08/31/nu-de-vaccinatiegraad-blijft-steken-is-de-vraag-hoever-het-kabinet-wil-gaan-om-die-op-te-krikken-a4056698#/handelsblad/2021/09/01/#112 https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2021/08/19/coronavaccins-beschermen-minder-goed-tegen-de-deltavariant-a4055363 https://www.ndm.ox.ac.uk/files/coronavirus/covid-19-infection-survey/finalfinalcombinedve20210816.pdf If you have trouble with the Dutch articles... maybe that is a reason for me to omit some sources, but there is always Google translate.

Sorry for being incomplete. I got my information from various reliable news sites (not any social media like Fakebook and the likes) and major newspapers. It is only an indication for the direction in which present research is going and which in my understanding is plausible (I am an MD). But full information (albeit not very extensive on spreading) can be found here: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/science/science-briefs/fully-vaccinated-people.html

From this MD: for now take any vaccine you can get. Sometimes you want a Mercedes with A/C but can only get a tuk-tuk to get you somewhere. Any vaccine will protect you from serious illness, an ICU or a grave. Soon the rich countries will be saturated, vaccines will be produced by the millions and your next upgrade can be of your choice.

The latest research suggests that the difference in spreading virus particles is not that great between vaccinated and non-vaccinated individuals. It looks like herd immunity will never be reached, so a vaccination is only benefits vaccinated themselves and does not help to prevent the spreading very much. So earlier I was a supporter of an obligation for vaccination, now it is just up to people themselves if they want to catch corona, like smoking, getting fat, sedentary lifestyle etc. So for society the only problem is the burden of non-vaccinated corona patients for the hospitals, but that is basically the same for smokers etc. So non-vaccinated put themselves at risk. When they catch corona they have a significantly high chance of needing ICU or a coffin. It is not a smart choice, but it is up to them. The up-side is that - based on principles of evolution by selection - the average world IQ will go up a few points.

Repeat as well: Sinovac can - for now - be regarded as a "proper" vaccine.

To state that Sinovac is ineffective is unfair. It is, indeed, the least effective of the available vaccines, but a 50% protection to illness and an additional protection to severe illness is still a plus. It is better than nothing. If everyone just decides to go shopping on vaccines (which no one ever did for polio, small pox, yellow fever, common flu etc) we are not getting anywhere. It is the task of experts to give guidance and give advice that is based on real science instead of opinions from social media.

It has nothing to do with empathy. Reports on Line and Fakebook have a poor scientific value, to put it in an understatement. I am an MDPhD and I trust and follow solid science. If people put themselves, their families and also others (think of herd immunity) at risk because "they know better" based on rumours from social media I cannot call that anything better than plain stupid.

The vaccines that are non mRNA, like Sinovac, Sinopharm and AstraZeneca are based on old old school technology and similar to vaccines that have been used for decades without problems. The mRNA ones are new, but the technology has been used for over ten years for cancer treatment and research. Contracting Covid without being vaccinated is far more risky than taking a vaccine. Anyway, the refuser's of vaccines will be dying out over time anyway.

Those are reasons to not get any jab at all. Getting one also helps herd immunity.

Sinovac was the first and not the best but it is always better than nothing and exposing yourself to getting sick. Get what you can and upgrade when things get easier. Even sinovac wil project you from serious illness and death. Refusing an opportunity now is just plain stupid.

I scanned the QR code on the paper I got from the hospital with my camera. You are redirected to a website that shows your green proof of vaccination, make a screenshot and that's it.

Look at it from the bright side. Darwin would have a field day. Following the laws of evolution the average IQ of the world population will go up a few points as more and more anti-vaxers pay the price for their stupid beliefs.

I used to go the day before for the statement for reasons of time. On the day itself I withdrew a small amount from an ATM machine and added the slip with the new balance to the paperwork. That was always accepted.

Vaccinated does not give full protection but helps against getting very ill, having to be on an ICU or ending up in a graveyard. Spread of virus by vaccinated is a lot less than by unvaccinated. This is (supposed to be) common knowledge by now. Vaccinated people can still get the virus, that is true and that is especially from know-it-all unvaccinated people. That is why I (vaccinated) do not want to mix with unvaccinated.