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1 minute ago, sqwakvfr said:

This is from the US Embassy site:

 

• Are U.S. citizens permitted to enter? Yes
  • For information on the requirements for U.S. Citizens to enter Thailand, please visit the Royal Thai Embassy’s website in Washington D.C.

Thats the section about US citizens entering Thailand.  Completely the wrong thing.  The OP asked about entering the US.  

13 hours ago, pixelaoffy said:

Ok and how does a layman know if the antigen test meets 'minimum standards ' ? Ask the hospital or clinic if they know what they are for UK ?

The link you quoted states the UK minimum standard:

"The test must meet performance standards of ≥97% specificity, ≥80% sensitivity at viral loads above 100,000 copies/ml."

Ask the hospital if their test meets that.  

10 hours ago, sqwakvfr said:

Both Pfizer and Moderna need to be refrigerated at low temps. 

Both pfizer and moderna developed special shipping containers that use dry ice to keep the vaccine cold.  The vaccines can continue to be stored in the same containers after they arrive.

The difficulty in storing these vaccines has been drastically over dramatized.

On 4/25/2021 at 12:33 PM, KhaoYai said:

Not every country requires a negative PCR (yet) but I don't know of an airline that doesn't.

If departing from BKK to a destination that doesn't require a covid test:

Singapore, Emirates, Korean, JAL, Qatar to name a few.

27 minutes ago, Sticky Rice Balls said:

So while copying a vaxx card is easy--faking a sticker could be a bit more work as it seems they are onto these folks....is my guess

I was expecting a similar sticker and really disappointed to get just the card with pfizer and the lot number hand written on it.  

10 minutes ago, Sticky Rice Balls said:

which I agree can be copied BUT my needle came in a small brown ziplock with the needle and card inside--one dose bag I guess....they used that single use needle to give me my shot and the "sticker" matching that needle is attached to my card with a #.

I got pfizer in the US also, and didn't get any sticker.  Neither did my relatives that got moderna.  

I think any sticker on the needle was prepared by the pharmacy or vaccination site and not an official sticker from pfizer.  Pfizers vaccine comes in vials containing many doses and not individual needles.   

12 hours ago, Mitkof Island said:

The CDC in the United States has stated that those who have been fully vaccinated the chances of spreading Covid are about nil. Can anyone please explain why foreign expats who have been denied easy entry for over a year. Will likely still be required to spend thousands of dollars for quarantine?

Have you seen the plain paper card that the CDC came up with as your evidence of being vaccinated?  Anyone with a computer and printer could fake it in 5 minutes.

I blame the CDC for not coming up with something a little difficult to fake.  With the yellow fever vaccine I at least got an official sticker from the vaccine vial as proof.

On 5/13/2021 at 1:49 AM, lopburi3 said:

As said any entry can be up to six months and an hour trip/return across border gets another (forever).  Most people do not bother with official residence from my understanding. 

Land borders between the US and Mexico have been closed for a year due to covid and no one knows when they might reopen.  

12 minutes ago, khunPer said:

However, Moderne has just been approved for emergency use, and is the only vaccine so far in question for private hospitals to be allowed to use...????

Yah but Thailand hasn't actually ordered any moderna vaccine yet.  And moderna has so many orders already that in recent deals with other countries, moderna won't deliver the vaccine until 2022. 

2 hours ago, DogNo1 said:

I know that AZ plans to offer the vaccine at cost while Pfizer and Moderna project profits of $38 to $48 billion. 

The vaccine produced in Thailand will be the Siam Biosciences version of the AZ vaccine, not the AZ produced vaccine that is being sold at cost.  Thais will receive the vaccine for free, funded by tax dollars, but I'm sure  Siam Biosciences will still make a massive profit.

Most places will let you avoid local quarantine if you leave 14 quarantine and travel directly to your final destination.  

If her local official still insists on another quarantine, I would have her attempt to contact someone higher up at the province level and see if there is a province wide policy for her situation.

3 hours ago, JGA said:

Here are a couple of PDFs from the CDC's web site that are useful for any flight to America...

 

Everybody is required to fill out the following "attestation" form and submit it to the airline at check-in...

That form will be given to you at check in by the airline, so there is no reason to worry about it in advance.

1 hour ago, cubism001 said:

What I'd like is to get vaccinated before taking a flight back to the US because a person's exposed a lot to covid.  Maybe in June the hospitals will have vaccines I can buy.

Almost impossible vaccines will be available by June for the average expat to purchase.  Year end is more realistic.

Many flights back to the US are running near empty and everyone on the plane will have been recently tested.  They are very low risk.

On 5/9/2021 at 10:31 PM, Surelynot said:

As we  are all aware.....colds and flu.......coughs and sneezes spread diseases......it was a no brainer that aerosol spreading was almost certainly going to be an important factor.

Many viruses that cause colds are spread primarily but surface contact. Rhinovirus is a well know example.   Try a quick google search before spreading misinformation. 

23 hours ago, kingofthemountain said:

Why they weren't in quarantine when they enter in the country

to begin with?

Because they did not enter the country recently.   Other articles have mentioned most were infected locally while worshiping together during Ramadan.  

19 hours ago, Heng said:

ah yes, tentatively to start next month according to the marketing.   

I haven't seen any date given.  They have just said it will be after they finish vaccinating their local population (which should be in about 2 months at the current rate).  I would be interested in any link if you have one giving a more specific date.

4 hours ago, Puccini said:

For some flights, some airlines may require a test report even if the destination country does not require it.

True, but he asked specifically about emirates, departing from BKK.   As mentioned earlier, Emirates does not require any test if departing from Thailand.

7 hours ago, Chrisroundtheworld said:

If I fly from Thailand to a country with no pcr test requirement (such as albania) with emirates, and the only stop is in dubai, would I need a negative pcr test to board the plane in bangkok?

As long as the destination country has no test requirement, you will not need any covid test.

7 hours ago, Heng said:

There's the Maldives option (before the most recent spike) that might become available again

Maldives hasn't offered vaccines to tourists yet.  That has just been talk that maybe it might happen in the future.  

20 minutes ago, Heng said:

And surely some vaccine choices will make it to tier one private hospitals some time this year. 

Almost impossible now.  They have announced only Moderna will be available at private hospitals.  Moderna has a long backlog of orders and new orders placed recently by other countries will be delivered in Q1 2022.  Thailand hasn't even placed an order yet.