Danderman123

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.

Wow. How much misinformation can you fit into one post? is Pfizer banned in Scandinavia? Nope. Sweden to give 12-15 year olds Pfizer vaccine, rejects Moderna Are vaccines experimental? Nope. You are confusing Emergency Use Authorization with “experimental “. is Delta less contagious than originally believed? Nope. It’s more contagious. It caught Thailand by surprise. Does vaccine immunity wear off in a few weeks? Nope. Even Pfizer only reduces to 50% after six months. Moderna drops by a percent. Moderna protected me from an infection a couple weeks ago, so it’s not worthless. I always love it when uninformed people choose to display their ignorance here.

Thailand Pass won’t be ready until November 1. The COE app only allows entry to Sandbox or Quarantine. So, how are people supposed to enter Thailand on November 1 and not go through 7 day quarantine or the Phuket sandbox?

This is great information. The next question: who sells travel medical insurance for periods of more than one year? AXA and others offer plans with one year max.

It seems that you are a Covid minimizer. The OP was insinuating that influenza and Covid are the same, which is obviously false. what’s your take on the 10% who get Long Covid? what’s your take on the asymptomatics who get permanent lung scarring? how about the 10% who go into the hospital but survive after a long stay?

What are the insurance requirements for people with a non-O retirement visa? 50K or 400K?

What you are asking is why masks and social distancing are enough to virtually eliminate the flu, but not Covid. Because Covid is more infectious than the flu. Which is part of the reason that so many millions have died from Covid-19.

So, where is $50,000 travel insurance available?

That’s actually obsolete anti-vax propaganda. You need to update your talking points. The vast majority of health care workers in the US are vaccinated, and the higher the education level, the higher the vaccination rate. Physicians overwhelmingly recommend vaccination. The AMA is a strong advocate for the research, testing and distribution of vaccines to contain the spread of COVID-19.

The choice is to follow the advice of medical professionals and get vaccinated, or follow the advice of some idiot on Facebook.

I got my Moderna booster today, in the USA, 6 months after my 2nd dose. CDC approved Moderna boosters last night, so today was the first day to get jab #3.

I got my Moderna booster shot today!

Do you actually believe that some hospitals in states like Oklahoma were not at capacity during the last Covid surge? It’s an easily checked issue.

You seem confused. The doctor’s report claimed that a specific hospital was overwhelmed due to Ivermectin victims. The hospital’s denial was specific about Ivermectin poisoning not filling it’s ICUs. But the discussion now isn’t about Ivermectin poisoning filling ICUs, it’s about Covid patients filling hospitals. Do you have any comments about that?