Danderman123

Always get your medical advice from some random guy on YouTube.

Trolling seems to make you feel good, but is particularly brainless. I will help you, since you cannot sensibly comment on my post. 1) It’s just one study, and we have learned that one-off studies don’t always survive scrutiny. 2) Correlation does not prove causality.

People vaccinated against COVID-19 less likely to die of other causes - study. Those who received the Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna or J&J vaccines are less likely to die from non-COVID-related causes, a CDC study found.

Apparently you can still use the COE app for entry into Thailand after November 1, but you have to sign up for either the Phuket Sandbox, or a 7 day ASQ stay. Allegedly, at Suvarnaphumi, the quarantine officer will change the 7 day stay to 1 night, and then, you can pursue a refund from the hotel for the unused 6 nights, and other pre-paid expenses. Allegedly.

The vaccine helps to stop the epidemic, and the more vaccinated people, the faster the epidemic ends.

Bottom line: more SHA+ hotels to accommodate 1 night quarantine are emerging every day.

Kenya tests at a rate 1/3rd of Thailand, so there isn’t enough Information to know true Covid case numbers there.

So, you think you are an expert on immunology? You really think that reading Facebook posts by anti-vaxxers trumps recommendations from physicians and scientists?

So you believe that hundreds of thousands of physicians are entrapped in a giant conspiracy. Note that 96% of US physicians are vaccinated. let me be blunt: there is no prohibition in the US against a physician providing proof that vaccines are dangerous. None. You are trapped by a conspiracy theory.

I am still looking for $50,000 insurance, which is now the minimum requirement.

Wow, it sounds like you are in full troll mode today. ”support” is too strong a word for government mandates. I am not particularly happy about the mandate to pay taxes, but I recognize the authority and requirements of the government for taxes. But, I do support government mandates for vaccination.

It sounds like you are against any government mandates, not just Covid vaccination.

Same for mandated vaccination against other diseases. Nothing new with vaccination requirements.

The AMA, CDC, FDA, plus similar organizations around the world who recommend vaccination as the means to control Covid. In case you aren’t paying attention, heavily vaccinated nations are seeing big drops in new infections, like UAE, Israel, and Japan.

No problem, as long as you left Thailand for one of the 46 countries on the list.

Let’s go through your examples: Denmark and Norway had heavy restrictions during the pandemic. South Korea has completely shut the country from the outside. Only Sweden didn’t lock down, with very poor results, more deaths than its neighbors combined.

Test & GO: Quarantine-Free Entry Requirements From 1 November, 2021. Travel by air from the approved countries. Currently, Thailand has approved quarantine-free entry for arrivals from Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UAE, UK, USA, and Hong Kong. Must have been in the approved countries for 21 days or more. For returning Thais and foreign residents, it is not necessary to be in an approved country for 21 days or more, as long as they are travelling from Thailand to the approved country/s and return within the last 21 days. A Certificate of Entry (COE) or a proof of registration for entry Thailand via specified platform. Currently, the COE can be applied online https://coethailand.mfa.go.th/. A Medical Certificate with an RT-PCR lab result indicating that COVID-19 is not detected issued no more than 72 hours before travelling. A Medical Certificate of Recovery is also required from those having a lab result with COVID-19 detected to show that that have recovered from COVID-19 no later than 3 months. An insurance policy, with coverage clearly identified as no less than US$50,000, which should cover the cost of the treatment and other medical expenses associated with being infected with COVID-19, including in-patient hospitalisation for the whole duration in Thailand. *Except for Thai citizens who are entitled to the national health insurance system.* A payment confirmation for no less than a 1-night stay upon arrival at the approved quarantine facilities (Alternative Quarantine – AQ, Organisation Quarantine – OQ, or Alternative Hospital Quarantine – AHQ), or SHA Plus-certified hotel. The prepayment should cover both the 1-night accommodation, the required RT-PCR COVID-19 test, and an Antigen Test Kit (ATK). A Certificate of Vaccination (fully vaccinated). For those fully vaccinated, proof includes a Certificate of Vaccination with a vaccine approved by Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) (see here) or the World Health Organisation (WHO) (see here) no less than 14 days before their travel date. and a Certificate of Vaccination with at least one dose of the approved vaccine at least 14 days before their travel date. Travellers under 12 years of age, travelling with their parents or guardians, are exempt from this vaccination requirement, but must have a Medical Certificate with an RT-PCR lab result indicating that COVID-19 is not detected issued no more than 72 hours before travelling. Undergo the entry screening (health screening and Immigration procedures) upon arrival at Thailand’s International Airport, and submit all the required documentation to the officials. Then proceed directly by the approved airport transfer to the pre-arranged COVID-19 test centre, or the reserved accommodation and undergo the required RT-PCR COVID-19 test on Day 0-1. Travellers must download and install the specified alert application (MorChana), and must wait within the accommodation only for the test result, which should be available within the day. If testing negative for COVID-19, travellers can go anywhere in Thailand. Each traveller will receive an ATK that they have prepaid when booking the accommodation. Any traveller experiencing COVID-19 symptoms must immediately get a test done, using the provided ATK. If experiencing no symptoms, travellers must use the provided ATK for COVID-19 self-testing on Day 6-7, and show the result to staff at the hotel or accommodation, as well as record the result (bot detected and non-detected) in the MorChana App. Hotel/AQ staff must recommend that travellers self-monitor themselves for at least 7 days. If any traveller experiences COVID-19 symptoms, Hotel/AQ staff must immediately notify the officer in charge of communicable disease control in their respective area. For travelling from Thailand to other countries, travellers are advised to follow the guidelines and measures announced by the respective country of their destination. https://www.tatnews.org/2021/10/quarantine-free-thailand-reopening-for-vaccinated-tourists-from-1-november-2021/ It’s great that rules have been published, but how many people are going to be able to follow all that?

There are lots of countries now with high vaccination levels and low numbers of new infections.

It's very likely that the app will ask what countries you have been in during the last 21 days.

This is the worst epidemic in the lifetimes of just about everyone on the planet. We can’t get on with normal life until the anti-vaccine types either get jabbed or die.

My flight arrives at 00.05, ie after midnight. I wonder how that will impact my hotel.

*Deleted post edited out* The 4 million dead didn’t help. Plus, all those people with Long Covid. And you must be pretty angry at those Covid patients who swamped hospitals. All those restrictions you hate are due to them.

Okay, I pushed back my flight date to November 10. Let’s hope that’s enough time for the Thailand Pass system to be operational.

There seems to be a Catch-22 in insurance for holders of a non-O retirement visa. My visa expires November 14 2022. How do I get coverage for more than one year? Can I buy for 6 months and get stamped in for just 6 months? I pre-paid for re-entry permits.

You are probably right. I should do my paperwork via Thailand Pass when it is active. But that means I need to loiter in the US for an extra week or so. Bummer.