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When will Testing End on return from Green Destinations ?
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Butts
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For people who are fully vaccinated what is the scientific rationale for continuing to subject these individuals to testing on their return to the UK ?
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The scientific rationale is that you can still catch it even after being double jagged. I know one such person.
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gozaimasu said:The scientific rationale is that you can still catch it even after being double jagged. I know one such person.
A lot of the Green Countries have lower rates than those prevalent in some places at home.0 -
Butts said:gozaimasu said:The scientific rationale is that you can still catch it even after being double jagged. I know one such person.
A lot of the Green Countries have lower rates than those prevalent in some places at home.0 -
They are concerned that travellers may bring back a new variant from abroad. if you catch covid in Edinburgh it is going to be a variant we know of.
While vaccination helps it does not stop you getting covid or passing it on.
Uk test far more people than other countries, therefore figures are bound to be higher.1 -
Positive Day2 tests are routinely tested for variants, I suspect they will stick around for a while for this purpose alone.I'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.1
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These decisions are often political stunts than science back evidential decisions. If people are tested before flights and after arrival, the quarantine for any destination - including red countries does not make sense - especially for vaccinated travellers. Covid can't be eradicated. Now they are saying of 3rd or 4th doses! Travel is going to be the privilege of ultra riches only.
Happiness is buying an item and then not checking its price after a month to discover it was reduced further.0 -
movilogo said:These decisions are often political stunts than science back evidential decisions. If people are tested before flights and after arrival, the quarantine for any destination - including red countries does not make sense - especially for vaccinated travellers. Covid can't be eradicated. Now they are saying of 3rd or 4th doses! Travel is going to be the privilege of ultra riches only.0
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The government would really rather you didn't travel ever again. That's the only way of achieving their climate change targets. Once we've consumed our credit with the companies who refuse a refund, I don't plan to book again any time soon. It's supposed to be a holiday. Will need another one to get over the stress of getting the right test at the right time, from companies who's stock answer is - due to covid we are extremely busy right now - please see our FAQ page for answers.0
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