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03-03-21 07:24 #12652
Posts: 1222Originally Posted by GettingFedUp [View Original Post]
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03-03-21 06:59 #12651
Posts: 178Originally Posted by HorseTrader [View Original Post]
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03-03-21 06:02 #12650
Posts: 178Industry Organizations and Kite Flying
Originally Posted by Tomasb [View Original Post]
This is another in a long line of proposals or recommendations from the tourism industry. They come up with a new one or rehashed previous one every month or so (remember the "Island Isolation" of Phuket, "Covid Corridors", bubbles and cuts in quarantine time.). So far the only ones that have gone through are Golf Quarantine which after months of debate has clocked up it's first visitors (about 30 of them) and a charter flight of assorted very wealthy people who rented an entire hotel at Cape Panwa, Phuket to serve their quarantine there rather than at an ASQ hotel.
Come 1st July less than half of the population will have had access to the vaccine even if the current timetable can be met. My view is the Government will continue with its hawkish view that the risk is not worth the rewards (and they and their cronies aren't big in tourism. They make their ill-gotten gains from other sectors such as infrastructure projects).
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03-03-21 05:58 #12649
Posts: 1692Not too much money
Originally Posted by GettingFedUp [View Original Post]
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03-03-21 05:44 #12648
Posts: 178Health Insurance
Originally Posted by GrapeMan [View Original Post]
One nasty little catch-22 with using blanket health insurance for the Covid cover is if someone tests positive but is asymptomatic. In Thailand if you test positive you are going to hospital even if asymptomatic. That's just the way it is. Where there is a hospital there is inevitably a hospital bill. There are reports of international insurers refusing claims with the thought process of "If you didn't have symptoms then you didn't need hospitalization" leaving the unfortunate policy holder out of pocket.
With regard to the Covid specific insurance the Thai General Insurance Association (TGIA) has a web-portal where you can obtain a quote for it. Premiums for 90 days cover currently vary from THB 3,840 for "low risk" (my term) countries such as Australia to THB 12,160 for "high risk" countries (USA, UK, France etc.). For other countries you can look it up for yourselves. Hopefully as infection rates come under control in the outside world then countries will be reclassified into the lower premium levels. No, I am not on commission from them.
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03-02-21 21:34 #12647
Posts: 351Originally Posted by Tomasb [View Original Post]
On international health insurance-- it depends what they'll accept for that in this case, there are a lot of travel insurance services out there that have some pretty damn cheap rates for travel health insurance (which is sometimes part of a bigger package of insurance), its actually a good pickup for many people doing travel since the cost is often pretty low especially compared to if anything happens to you. I generally buy an inexpensive travel health insurance when I go abroad for a longer period, just not worth the hassle of not having it.
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03-02-21 17:41 #12646
Posts: 1264Bangkok post article today
In the Bangkok Post today, it was reported today that a consortium of Thai tourism industry organizations recommended that Thailand open to tourists beginning July 1st as long as the tourists have proof of vaccination cards, a Covid test within 72 hours of departure, and international health insurance.
For what it's worth, these international insurance premiums can be pretty high, albeit you only need it for the length of your stay. However, many of us travel to international destinations without any health insurance as our domestic policies generally do not cover international hospital visits, drugs, etc. If an unfortunate health event occurs, it can have devastating financial consequences so perhaps making sure you have adequate coverage is a good idea for all circumstances, not only Covid. The biggest cost can be a situation requiring that you return to your home country for treatment. These medivac transfer costs are enormous.
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03-02-21 08:44 #12645
Posts: 1749Originally Posted by Downandup [View Original Post]
There has been some very positive news coming out recently re vaccinations. In my area health experts have expressed optimism for a return to normal there by this summer:
"By the time we get to the summer, we're going to be in a different place. In the coming months, we're going to be able to do all those things that we have been missing for the last year," Henry said Tuesday."
https://globalnews.ca/news/7668751/c...llout-phase-2/
"BC accelerates timeline for first vaccine doses.
All eligible adults should get 1st dose by end July; over-80's, Indigenous people over 65 can book this month.
Also on Monday, the province announced it is extending the time between first and second doses of COVID-19 vaccine to four months. The change, as well as Health Canada's approval of a third vaccine, means every eligible person in BC will receive the first dose of their vaccine by mid- to late July.
Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said data from the BC Centre for Disease Control and countries around the world such as the United Kingdom and New Zealand shows "miraculous" protection of at least 90 per cent from the first dose of a Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
She said the National Advisory Committee on Immunization is expected to issue a statement to align with BC's decision, which frees up 70,000 doses for younger age groups.
"This is amazing news," said Henry. "These vaccines work, they give a very high level of protection and that protection lasts for many months."
"This gives us a very real and important benefit to everybody here in BC," Henry added. "That means we can move everybody up the list and more people will be protected sooner."
The newly authorized AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine will also accelerate BC's overall vaccine timeline, possibly bumping front-line workers up the queue. The province expects to receive its first shipment likely 60,000 doses on the week of March 9.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/briti...ovid-1.5931543
Hopefully Thailand will be making things much easier for tourists to visit the Land Of Smiles before the end of 2021.
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02-28-21 19:13 #12644
Posts: 5648Originally Posted by Berrys66 [View Original Post]
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02-28-21 19:11 #12643
Posts: 5648Originally Posted by Paolo99 [View Original Post]
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02-28-21 18:23 #12642
Posts: 1692Originally Posted by GrapeMan [View Original Post]
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02-28-21 17:48 #12641
Posts: 351Originally Posted by Downandup [View Original Post]
Early vaccines are often 50% efficacy and the belief was that if we got our first covid vaccines at that rate it would be awesome and sufficient to get everything back to normal and stop the spread. 70% was a big goal but they didn't think they'd get there for a bit. Then the first two vaccines (Moderna and Pfizer) were an incredibly bonkers 95% and no deaths. Like, that's wild. Blew every expectation out of the water. The J&J which was just approved in the US is at least 70%, no deaths and no hospitalizations, and the Astrazenca one is around there too but seems it may need further evaluation. Even the Russian made one is thought to be close to 70% or so (although it looks like this one needs a lot more research and they have supply issues).
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02-28-21 17:07 #12640
Posts: 924Originally Posted by Berrys66 [View Original Post]
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02-28-21 10:19 #12639
Posts: 936Originally Posted by Berrys66 [View Original Post]
Mutations have to be monitored to see what effect they have, some will weaken the virus and others strenghen it, it's been found time and again that some mutations will stop a virus from causing illness and many have faded away due to mutations. A small number (out of 6,000) recent covid19 mutations are worrisome as they are more infectious spread faster but cause the same level of illness not make it worse. Oxford and others have stated that they can modifiy their vaccine to counteract this and are currently lab testing this.
No vaccine is ever 100% effective, most are approved if found to have an effectiveness greater than 50% and you can see the reports that these are a lot better. There is a very clear indication here that these vaccines almost eliminate deaths in a large population, reduce the severity of illness and reduce the transmission.
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02-27-21 14:29 #12638
Posts: 1692Originally Posted by Downandup [View Original Post]
Even if Thailand immediately allowed vaccinated tourists to return without restrictions, it will take time before the network of hotels, restaurants, tours, transportation and other tourism support can be revived. Then there is time required for the tourists to get vaccinated. Not to mention that most of us won't want to return until many of our favorite venues are full of girls and lively.