Vaccinated foreigners may be allowed to enter Thailand without quarantine

[webfact]

Vaccinated foreigners may be allowed to enter Thailand without quarantine

 

This photograph taken on December 19, 2020 shows longtail boats moored at a beach on Koh Lipe island in the Andaman Sea. (Photo by Mladen ANTONOV / AFP)

 

The Ministry of Tourism and Sports is considering plans to attract foreign tourists back to Thailand, and may allow vaccinated foreigners to enter the country without the need for 14 days in quarantine on arrival.

 

The Tourism and Sports Minister, Pipat Ratchakitprakarn,revealed today that the aim is to have 5-10 million foreign tourists enter Thailand this year, starting after the Songkran festival in mid-April, or in May at the latest. He added that, reaching the 10 million mark will depend on restrictions in countries like Malaysia, China and India.

 

The minister said that he will ask the prime minister for 5 million doses of anti-COVID-19 vaccine to inoculate people working in the tourism sector, with the main focus on Bangkok, Chonburi, Chiang Mai, Phuket, Krabi, Surat Thani and Songkhla, to build confidence amongst travellers.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/vaccinated-foreigners-may-be-allowed-to-enter-thailand-without-quarantine/

 

 

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[Monkeypants]

So what happens when I want to travel with a child ?

Children don’t get the vaccine 

[Olivie]

They started to understand that no tourists will come to quarantine in Thailand. It took time but they finally get it.

[RichardColeman]

Finally, sense at last - though without supporting airlines it might not work and there's no declaration of what else the 'vaccinated' tourists would have to have to get in. Thailand tends to announce a great idea and then add demands that make not worth the effort. Here's hoping

 

[AmySeeker]

This is upteenth thread of this. It's just a proposal.

 

Nothing will change till Thailand vaccinates it's vulnerable population.

[bluebluewater]

People and governments are hanging a LOT of hope on those vaccines and, although I'm sure they are going to be a help, I'm not at all convinced that level of hope will be realized.   TBS I hope I can get my jabs soon but even after that I am going to remain very cautious.

[ThailandRyan]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

The minister said that he will ask the prime minister for 5 million doses of anti-COVID-19 vaccine to inoculate people working in the tourism sector, with the main focus on Bangkok, Chonburi, Chiang Mai, Phuket, Krabi, Surat Thani and Songkhla, to build confidence amongst travellers.

What?  Are they classified as essential front line workers now.  How does that help when the tourists then decide to visit around without a Covid minder, or tether, and contact a local who may or may not be infected.  Back to the Drawing board I think folks.  Another day another plan in the round file.

[scubascuba3]

Not going to happen 

[Geoffggi]

In addition to the above comments it has also been reported in news outlets that it is still unknown if vaccinated people can carry and therefore infect others .......

[mike1967]

On several fronts the infrastructure just isn't there. Maybe, just maybe, towards the end of the year there may be some progress.

[FarFlungFalang]

2 hours ago, AmySeeker said:

This is upteenth thread of this. It's just a proposal.

 

Nothing will change till Thailand vaccinates it's vulnerable population.

I don't think the Ministry of sport and tourism gets to decide anything except how inflated their numbers and outlook are.

[KhaoYai]

1 hour ago, scubascuba3 said:

Not going to happen 

Correct - wait for Anutin's announcment in the next few days:

 

Vaccinated foreigners will not be allowed to enter Thailand without quarantine

TAT has been on the losing side of the 'announcement game' since the start of the pandemic.

 

Edited February 1, 2021 by KhaoYai

[LomSak27]

Just now, Geoffggi said:

In addition to the above comments it has also been reported in news outlets that it is still unknown if vaccinated people can carry and therefore infect others .......

 

It would just take one of those and game is over. Given the groundwork the powers that be have done over the last year, implanting the notion that the outer world is festering diseased mass, that is a non starter.

Nothing is going to happen until Thailand gets its own population vaccinated, and as we now know, that will be a lengthy process. What's more you can't even talk about why that is so. Yeesh, it's to be another long year.

[Crusader]

Only a proposal, but there have been so many already.  Does anyone know the possible issues after vaccination? Are there any studies of people who have already been vaccinated?  Is it still possible to be a carrier and pass the virus on after vaccination?  Common sense does not obviously prevail.  No one in until the virus is eradicated and solid proof that the vaccines work properly (and that takes time).  Bit of a bummer too for those of us here who wish to travel abroad...but, so be it. 

[cardinalblue]

Explain me your logic...thailand is not going to let vaccinated foreigners in until they become vaccinated...what you are saying is they don’t trust the vaccine so why does it matter then when their population becomes vaccinated?

 

and we all know the roll out in thailand will be a mess once they even obtain the vaccine...

[cormanr7]

Maybe yous should read this first:  https://thethaiger.com/news/national/survey-finds-thais-want-tourists-back-but-with-quarantine. 

Apart from that we have heard endless proposals/suggestions from the TAT and we have all seen how that has ended. They are not the decision makers.

[FarFlungFalang]

1 hour ago, Geoffggi said:

In addition to the above comments it has also been reported in news outlets that it is still unknown if vaccinated people can carry and therefore infect others .......

A study in Israel has shown that out of 1280,000 people with a dual Pfizer vaccine dose 20 were infected after 2 weeks.

[mtls2005]

New TAT promotion...

 

Send us your elderly, your first responders, your essential workers.

 

Hardly worth turning the water back on.

 

Honestly, who is going to fly halfway round the world for a vacation now? 

 

Beyond silly, bordering on insanity.

 

 

[HampiK]

19 minutes ago, cardinalblue said:

Explain me your logic...thailand is not going to let vaccinated foreigners in until they become vaccinated...what you are saying is they don’t trust the vaccine so why does it matter then when their population becomes vaccinated?

 

and we all know the roll out in thailand will be a mess once they even obtain the vaccine...

I think this is related to the problem, that vaccinated foreigner still can carry the virus and spread it. So it makes no sense before the local population is not vaccinated.
Till now it's only proven, that the vaccine will help for an outbreak, but still would infect locals. 

Example: 1 vaccinated foreigner which is COVID positive will enter Thailand. (As he is vaccinated) he not will wear a mask at all and therefore can even infect more locals!

[Ian C HH]

49 minutes ago, KhaoYai said:

Correct - wait for Anutin's announcment in the next few days:

 

Vaccinated foreigners will not be allowed to enter Thailand without quarantine

TAT has been on the losing side of the 'announcement game' since the start of the pandemic.

 

Regardless whether TAT will or won’t allow isn’t even CONSIDERING the possibility somewhat dangerous? we already know that certain vaccines only have fifty something percent effectiveness. Potentially then fifty percent vaccinated people are still carriers?

stranger danger. ! 

[Bkk Brian]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

The minister said that he will ask the prime minister for 5 million doses of anti-COVID-19 vaccine

???????????? sorry, how can we take this seriously

[TKDfella]

And the PM/Gov says.....

[thailand49]

1 hour ago, FarFlungFalang said:

A study in Israel has shown that out of 1280,000 people with a dual Pfizer vaccine dose 20 were infected after 2 weeks.

If you read the medical report this is no surprise!  the testing results have already shown it takes months for a individual to build up their immunity it isn't instant once you get your jab to get 95%. The reason it is recommended one continue to wear mask, use of alcohol, social distant.

[PaDavid]

As fake vaccination certificates are already ‘on sale’ who is going to sort the wheat from the chaff?

[Surasak]

4 hours ago, Monkeypants said:

So what happens when I want to travel with a child ?

Children don’t get the vaccine 

Perhaps you should have a word with those in Mae Sot who are reported to have it?

[FarFlungFalang]

7 minutes ago, thailand49 said:

If you read the medical report this is no surprise!  the testing results have already shown it takes months for a individual to build up their immunity it isn't instant once you get your jab to get 95%. The reason it is recommended one continue to wear mask, use of alcohol, social distant.

It's actually a good result as it shows a significant drop in infections even after 2 weeks when compared to the national prevalence at the time of the study.

[Surasak]

9 minutes ago, Surasak said:

Perhaps you should have a word with those in Mae Sot who are reported to have it?

Sorry. I retract this. I miss read the post.

[happyinthailand]

Not much point in discussing further until it is established that the vaccine prevents the carrying of the virus.

 

[dave moir]

Do people not read!?

They tell you the vaccine doesn't stop you getting or spreading Covid 19 so why on earth would you let people bypass quarantine if they are vaccinated?

[Cake Monster]

4 hours ago, AmySeeker said:

This is upteenth thread of this. It's just a proposal.

 

Nothing will change till Thailand vaccinates it's vulnerable population.

And until Thailand does vaccinate its vulnerable people, the Country will be seen as a potential Petri dish.

Tourists from the EU will only Holiday within the EU for this Year at least, as the EU is Vaccinating widespread, and the Tourists will feel safe to Holiday.

And of course as a bonus their Vacations will be so much cheaper, and without any potential risk of having to Quarantine upon their return.

Edited February 2, 2021 by Cake Monster