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    PM says Thailand will consider lifting quarantine for vaccinated tourists

    The Thai PM, Prayut Chan-o-cha says the government will consider waiving the mandatory 14-day quarantine for tourists with proof of Covid-19 vaccination. For months now, the government has stuck to its stance that vaccinated foreign arrivals would still need to be quarantined, given that it’s too early to say if vaccines prevent transmission. But with industry leaders warning that the economy is on the brink of collapse, the only hope appears to be reviving the tourism sector, a major economic contributor prior to Covid-19.


    According to a Bloomberg News report, the central bank says the uncertainty facing the tourism sector is a major threat to medium term economic growth. Governor Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput says it would be very difficult for the economy to recover to pre-pandemic levels without the return of international tourism.

    Nattaporn Triratanasirikul from the Kasikorn Research Centre has welcomed the PM’s announcement.


    “If this goes ahead as planned, it will be a big boost to tourism and economy. There is still a very high uncertainty on the economic outlook this year, pending all the issues related to the outbreak from local infections, vaccine rollouts and border reopening plan.”


    Tourism officials have been pushing for Thailand to introduce a vaccine passport policy that would allow tourists to return from countries where mass vaccination programmes are now underway.

    Meanwhile, Thailand takes delivery of its first doses of Covid-19 jabs today, with the arrival of both the Chinese Sinovac and AstraZeneca vaccines. The national inoculation programme is expected to get underway next week, with frontline medical workers and other vulnerable groups first in line.


    The AstraZeneca vaccine will also be manufactured locally by Siam Bioscience, with production expected to begin in June. The government says vaccines from other manufacturers may also be registered for use in the Kingdom, with private hospitals allowed to administer them. The PM says a number of other manufacturers have expressed interest in having their vaccines approved for use in the Kingdom.

    “Many companies have shown interest to register but their documents are not completed yet. It is good that we will have more vaccines than the 65 million doses planned by the government now.”


    PM says Thailand will consider lifting quarantine for vaccinated tourists | The Thaiger

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    Nattaporn Triratanasirikul from the Kasikorn Research Centre has welcomed the PM’s announcement.
    So has Harry.

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    The only think holding me from coming back is the quarantine. But given the Thai Governments stance on the issue so far, I made plans to go to Greece this spring. But if they open up we can come straight to Thailand from there. It works out better because it's only 10 hrs from Greece, where from Florida it is 24 or more hours.
    There is very good news concerning the ability of some vaccines to prevent transmission of covid 19.

    "But a growing body of evidence suggests the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines do, in fact, cut down on viral transmission. Two recent studies show some pretty favorable results — one from the UK that found that two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine cut down by 86 percent someone’s chances of developing an infection that they could pass along, the other a study in Israel that found an 89.4 percent reduction (though it should be noted that the Israeli study has yet to be fully released). These findings are consistent with what we know about vaccines and transmission in general. "
    The Covid-19 vaccines reduce transmission. Here’s the evidence. - Vox

    PS: the only variable that can screw things up, are mutations that can change the affectedness of the vaccines
    Last edited by Buckaroo Banzai; 24-02-2021 at 11:13 PM.
    The sooner you fall behind, the more time you have to catch up.

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    Maybe he read this:

    People who have been fully vaccinated against coronavirus -- right now that means with two doses of either the Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna vaccine -- can skip quarantine if they are exposed to someone infected with the virus, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday.

    That doesn't mean they should stop taking precautions, the CDC noted in updated guidance. It's just not necessary for them to quarantine.
    "Fully vaccinated persons who meet criteria will no longer be required to quarantine following an exposure to someone with COVID-19," the CDC said in updates to its web page with guidance on vaccination.
    Fully vaccinated people can skip Covid quarantines, CDC says - CNN

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    Quote Originally Posted by Buckaroo Banzai View Post
    The only think holding me from coming back is the quarantine. But given the Thai Governments stance on the issue so far, I made plans to go to Greece this spring. But if they open up we can come straight to Thailand from there. It works out better because it's only 10 hrs from Greece, where from Florida it is 24 or more hours.
    There is very good news concerning the ability of some vaccines to prevent transmission of covid 19.

    "But a growing body of evidence suggests the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines do, in fact, cut down on viral transmission. Two recent studies show some pretty favorable results — one from the UK that found that two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine cut down by 86 percent someone’s chances of developing an infection that they could pass along, the other a study in Israel that found an 89.4 percent reduction (though it should be noted that the Israeli study has yet to be fully released). These findings are consistent with what we know about vaccines and transmission in general. "
    The Covid-19 vaccines reduce transmission. Here’s the evidence. - Vox

    PS: the only variable that can screw things up, are mutations that can change the affectedness of the vaccines
    I wouldn't make important decisions based on anything coming from the Thai gov, esp when not even sensible politicians can more than guess at the situation in a week or month.

    Vaccines are out, infections and deaths steadily down, while there is a sense that the new normal isn't far off, but after a year of inconvenience to chaos it shouldn't hurt to give yourself a bit more time to assess the feedback from those that acted upon what they were told.

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