New travel restrictions may require rapid PCR test within 24 hours of departure.

[igoyougoduke 1,662]

1 hour ago, mam521 said:

By definition, a vaccine isn't bulletproof.  It is designed to generate an immune response, which it does.  People can be vaccinated for Smallpox and still get it, but the immune response happens quite quickly, so people's infection severity is typically lessened, as is the time they were sick for.  The current covid vaccines seem to be behaving in a similar manner.  

 

I don't disagree though - we're likely going to have to learn to live with this one.  

everything leading to civil wars in 10-20 years globally . society is getting very dysfunctional everywhere 

[Dashinka 24,635]

On 12/3/2021 at 1:34 PM, millefleur said:

I think we need to be focusing a lot more treatment as well, because pretending like we can stop it from starting is just unrealistic at this point. It's here, it's among us, let's come at it from all angles instead of just prevention. There's still money to be made in developing treatments, I don't get why it hasn't been more focused on.

The myth of Zero Covid.  Just ask Australia and New Zealand how well that works.  There are actually quite a few treatments out there, but anecdotally, most people that test positive are told to rest at home and if it progresses to an extreme case, then many treatments are no longer available.

[Devarj 45]

On 12/2/2021 at 5:12 AM, Crazy Cat said:

Even though the new variant is NOT causing hospitalizations or deaths........this is a typical overreaction with no thought to logic or reason......it's craziness, imho.  Hopefully, this new 24 hour requirement will allow rapid testing.  The quarantine requirement is totally crazy!!!!!  The courts need to nip this in the bud.

Policy applies to all except those crossing the US/Mexican borders

[blchaddy 15]

On 12/2/2021 at 3:42 PM, mam521 said:

The only problem with this and it has caught travelers out is, if you have a connecting flight and your covid test expires, you will not be permitted to jump on the next flight without a new, negative covid test. This can be challenging with unexpected reroutings or missed flights.  

Not sure if you’ve seen yet, but they are making exceptions for some flight delays, luckily. Not much but it’s something (24/48 hour extensions)

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/testing-international-air-travelers.html#aircraft

[mam521 2,111]

2 hours ago, blchaddy said:

Not sure if you’ve seen yet, but they are making exceptions for some flight delays, luckily. Not much but it’s something (24/48 hour extensions)

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/testing-international-air-travelers.html#aircraft

The thing that makes me mad about this whole thing is the pressure is put on the airlines to comply but yet they aren't given tons of guidance and additional resources to hit this endlessly moving target!  It's ridiculous! 

[Adventine 3,201]

The airlines just can't keep up with all these endless changes. I'm flying to Costa Rica tomorrow with my husband. All the government websites say we don't need a COVID test to enter CR, only to travel back to the US. But when I try to check in online for the flight, United says I need one to enter Costa Rica! Grrr. This better not be a problem when we check in tomorrow at the airport. 

[Mike E 11,741]

45 minutes ago, Adventine said:

The airlines just can't keep up with all these endless changes. I'm flying to Costa Rica tomorrow with my husband. All the government websites say we don't need a COVID test to enter CR, only to travel back to the US. But when I try to check in online for the flight, United says I need one to enter Costa Rica! Grrr. This better not be a problem when we check in tomorrow at the airport. 

Indeed the airlines cannot and they are canceling flights scheduled for weeks and months in advance because these omicron rules have created financial chaos.  

 

I feel sorry for the airlines and that’s something I could not have imagined myself saying.  
 

At least change fees are history, so that was one good thing about Covid.  

Edited December 6, 2021 by Mike E

[Adventine 3,201]

@Mike E worst case scenario, if the check in staff insists we need a COVID test to board the plane, I'm going to pull up all the Costa Rica sources that say we don't need it to enter CR. And if they continue to insist despite all attempts to prove otherwise, United will never get our business again.

[Mike E 11,741]

1 hour ago, Adventine said:

@Mike E worst case scenario, if the check in staff insists we need a COVID test to board the plane, I'm going to pull up all the Costa Rica sources that say we don't need it to enter CR. And if they continue to insist despite all attempts to prove otherwise, United will never get our business again.

All USA airlines have staff who make errors and deny boarding to people with proper documents.  You will eventually run out of airlines to fly.  

[Adventine 3,201]

@Mike E that's very reassuring 😂

[millefleur 5,047]

5 hours ago, Adventine said:

The airlines just can't keep up with all these endless changes. I'm flying to Costa Rica tomorrow with my husband. All the government websites say we don't need a COVID test to enter CR, only to travel back to the US. But when I try to check in online for the flight, United says I need one to enter Costa Rica! Grrr. This better not be a problem when we check in tomorrow at the airport. 

Let us know how it turns out!

[Crazy Cat 41,984]

My wife has a flight back to the US leaving from Taipei Thursday am.  She has found a hospital which is going to do an urgent antigen test Wednesday morning at 8:00.  She can pick up the result at 6:00pm Wednesday night.  If all goes as expected, I will pick her up Thursday at 4:30pm at DFW!!!!  It will be great to get her back home....

Edited December 7, 2021 by Crazy Cat

[Adventine 3,201]

Arrived in Costa Rica today. Absolutely no COVID test required for entry. However, we were asked for the Health Pass (Pase de Salud) several times. The most tedious part was immgration. It took us three hours to get out of the airport because there were so many tourists!!! 

 

Apart from that, all was smooth sailing.

[millefleur 5,047]

9 minutes ago, Adventine said:

Arrived in Costa Rica today. Absolutely no COVID test required for entry. However, we were asked for the Health Pass (Pase de Salud) several times. The most tedious part was immgration. It took us three hours to get out of the airport because there were so many tourists!!! 

 

Apart from that, all was smooth sailing.

Glad you made it! Wow, must be popular down there!

[Crazy Cat 41,984]

Well, my wife has made it through her secondary inspection at SFO...she has an ADIT stamp.  The young lady in front of her also has an ADIT stamp because USCIS issued her a 10 year GC by mistake.