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I'm a member of this travel groups FB page and they have been involved with the organisation for opening Phuket on July 1st and they made this statement 53 minutes ago;

IAsia Thailand updated the description.

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7 hours ago, CALSinCM said:

And I won't believe these assertions until there is 5 years of data backing the claims.  Until then, this all is a live trial experiment with too short of a time line to make accurate observations no less accurate predictions. 

No body is making predictions only observations and the observations so far are accurate. Perhaps you would like to wait 5 years before you vaccinate people just to make sure the observations are accurate? Meanwhile another 15 million people die.

All the vaccines have shown protection against getting seriously ill even if you catch the virus so these figures are not different to studies elsewhere. The vaccination takes up to 2 weeks for full effect so if you contract the virus in this period you will likely develop Covid 19 Disease after the first jab. This reduces enormously after the second jab as the figures show. 

18 hours ago, habuspasha said:

I have booked changeable flight through Doha direct to Phuket mid-July, but can't book hotel until sure I don't need ASQ.

I booked the same mid July with Emirates via Dubai (it includes free Covid travel insurance btw) but they have just notified me that my flight has been cancelled so perhaps they are better informed than we are. ????

On 5/14/2021 at 12:55 AM, RJRS1301 said:

I wonder what they are going to do with the ones who are vaccinated, enter Covid negative, but later found to be Covid positive as has happened in UK, Aust and Canada when in quarantine. It deemed less likely to be severe infection, but possibly still able to transmit.

 

 Well I presume they wont be allowed to leave the island as that is the whole point of quarantine.

On 4/2/2021 at 4:09 AM, yeahbutif said:

So it seems having the vaccine means the person is ok but I thought the virus can stay on clothes and  stuff for long time.so I person could bring it in...

Common question Wiki Answer

How long can the virus causing COVID-19 survive on surfaces?

On many surfaces, including as glass, some types of plastic, stainless steel, and skin, the virus can remain infective for several days indoors at room temperature, or even about a week under ideal conditions. On some surfaces, including cotton fabric and copper, the virus usually dies after a few hours.

On 4/2/2021 at 4:10 AM, Bungalow Bill said:

On 4/2/2021 at 3:46 AM, biggles45 said:

If they do open up in October, and stick with the 'within the last 16 days' rule then all those vaccinated between niw and mid Seotember will not qualify! Absolute lunacy

It says no less than, so you have to have the vaccine more than 14 days before travel.

The maximum efficacy of a vaccination takes 10 to 15 days so that rule makes sense.

On 3/26/2021 at 9:51 AM, KhaoYai said:

Why should that concern them if they've been vaccinated?  None of the vaccines give 100% protection against Covid 19 but there's not a lot of point in getting vaccinated if you're going to worry and behave as if you haven't had it.

 

Or should we get vaccinated and stay home, walk 2m apart and not meet people from other households?

All the main vaccines give over 90% protection from catching the virus but if you do catch it the vaccine gives you 100% protection from getting seriously ill and even after your first dose, which gives you 70% protection from getting the virus, you still get 100% protection from getting seriously ill. You can still catch the virus and give it to other people even though you have been inoculated. Right from the start one in three people were naturally immune to this virus and showed little or no symptoms which is why it spread world wide so easily. The only area of concern is if a variant emerges which the vaccine is ineffective against.

3 hours ago, mommysboy said:

 

Herd immunity is a holy grail imo.  It won't be achieved by any vaccine.  And as soon as a new variant comes along we're back to more outbreaks.

 

If you think about it, why we are so concerned with covid19 is because it has the singular ability to play havoc with the immune system. With vaccinations, it simply becomes another cold/URTI.  Better to concentrate on saving lives than dream of the unobtainable.

 

 

Real world data released today - looks like Macron will be eating his words

https://www.ft.com/content/20576254-422b-4545-91ab-20b4d005bbf3

2 hours ago, ourdon said:

Perhaps

 

https://theconversation.com/herd-immunity-is-the-end-game-for-the-pandemic-but-the-astrazeneca-vaccine-wont-get-us-there-155115

 

Hopefully this is just an agency that has not got up to date information.

The manufacturer disagrees with the author of this article

https://www.astrazeneca.com/media-centre/press-releases/2021/covid-19-vaccine-astrazeneca-confirms-protection-against-severe-disease-hospitalisation-and-death-in-the-primary-analysis-of-phase-iii-trials.html

5 hours ago, Natai Beach said:

It has always been hit and miss. A few years ago I sometimes I would drink 5 large bottles and not feel a thing, the next time I would be off my 3KZ after 4 bottles. 

 

 

You are correct as that used to be the case. The brewery is close to where I usually live, Nakhon Sawan, and I met some Austrian guys a few years back who were working in the brewery to try and correct the productivity issues. They told me their checks showed the the vol varied from 3% to 14%

20 hours ago, AmySeeker said:

 

If you are aware of that the border is porous and people are just shuffling through unchecked - then why aren't Thai authorities ? 

It's impossible to police the entire border

5 hours ago, Saltire said:

 

5 hours ago, Saltire said:

The senior one did ask 2 surprise questions, 1 why dont I change from retirement extension to marriage to save money in the bank and 2 why do I not volunteer at the local school?

 

1 don't need any more paperwork and 2, you (the IO) don't allow it without a work permit.

and you cannot get a work permit while on a retirement extension which is possibly why he's suggesting you change to marriage extension and teach his kids for free ????

11 hours ago, bkk6060 said:

14 hours ago, tribalfusion001 said:

Rush 555, 8 months now and counting with nothing much on the horizon apart from 3 month tourist visa 14 days ASQ. After watching a few videos on ASQ tonight on YouTube, it's not for me and nor is the limited tested vaccines. 

Maybe you should rethink it.

Sunny and warm here great golf and beach weather, places are open with minimal Covid inconveniences.

But hey, if you prefer to be stuck in the cold and wet in a locked down country with with high hospitalizations and deaths and no Covid relief in sight possibly for many months, then good luck.

Sounds totally depressing to me. So happy to be in LOS.

I can fly to the Canary Islands from the UK after Dec 2nd and only have to fill in an online form. Nice and sunny and plenty of golf - not as hot as Thailand but only 4 hour flight from UK. I'll leave Thailand until the vaccines all kick in and entry is less restricted.

Pandemics are caused by infected people travelling so airlines, international ferries and cruises will all be insisting on vaccination certificates. If you choose not to be vaccinated then you will exclude yourself from that freedom, at least until the virus is no longer a threat.

All viruses mutate so the vaccine will continue to be developed just like the flu vaccine. 

I'm having the same problems as I'm stuck in the UK so I've tried Ding.com and used Paypal for the payment. They give you a Baht amount and tell you what it will cost.

There's a Facebook group that may be of assistance 

Thai expat UK (LDN) to Thailand travel during Covid-19

https://www.facebook.com/groups/272003337395576

On 9/5/2019 at 11:49 PM, JimmyJ said:

On 9/5/2019 at 11:08 PM, sunnyboy2018 said:

I keep my UK number going in Thailand and My Thai number going when out of Thailand. So which number is used for verification sms both are available. 

Are you on a low priced plan for your UK #, or using a low priced carrier?

I too have a UK sim and Thai sim. The UK sim is with Plusnet £6 a month 2.5GB data, unlimited calls and texts and I have a Pay as you go AIS sim. My phone has two sim slots so both are active all the time. I'm stuck in the UK at the moment so I send an occasional text with my AIS sim as Thai carriers are notorious for tuning off pay as you go sims if they're inactive.

13 hours ago, transam said:

It is a re-badge Chinese Maxus T60, I have never seen a Maxus T60 in LOS, but perhaps there are.

The Chinese have bought the "British" MG name to sell stuff...

If you do a search for Maxus T60 for any probs it may help you...You may have to do a Chinese language course though...????

No need to learn Chinese. 

https://www.autodeal.com.ph/articles/car-reviews/2020-maxus-t60-review#:~:text=The Maxus T60 is your,much as you would expect.

OP if you search the threads on here about yellow books a guy posted the details of where to complain and he got sorted.

Not exactly the best time to be offering aircraft for sale.????

On 11/5/2020 at 1:52 AM, TC17 said:

I have gotten this feeling that "thank you" and "sorry" are unnecessary among close people.  I often get a perplexed look from those closest to me when saying these things.  Especially "sorry".

Saying sorry you lose face so they wonder why you want to do that.

10 hours ago, Grumpy John said:

Try Brave browser...with a new private window with Tor.

And it also offers Duck Duck Go as a search engine that doesn't track you

10 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

many business have closed including both 7 eleven and family mart right here at Asok BTS Sukhumvet area.

 

 the other night there were five customers in Billboard GoGo and 37 dancers, 18 of them going around and around on the carousel with not much chance of getting off. pun intended.

 

a little known economic indicator that I use. 

 

 

 

 

In there purely for research purposes ???? A nasty job but hats off to you for making the effort. ????

12 hours ago, Damrongsak said:

I prefer an economical row house with a river view (Loei).  Like where my wife lived when we met.

 

 

But I do like a standalone house like my Sis-in-Law's house.

 

 

 

I like what she's done with the place. I think they call it shabby chic ????