Are we near to having a vaccine and returning to Thailand?

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Originally Posted by Blueskytoday

When the vaccine is available,,and one gets the injection..will/do they give some letter or certificate proving you ACTUALLY got the shot??? Otherwise
you cannot enter many countries as just saying "I got it" will not do

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Looks like with COVID you'll need not certificate of injection but certificate about level of antibodies in blood because different vaccines will develop different level of antibodies, also the same vaccine will develop different levels in different people, some people will need doubled or even tripled vaccination for to develop high enough level. For example first vaccination against poly is going twice for all people because after first injection level of antibodies to poly isn't high enough.

If it will be high enough then you'll be allowed to enter. Also maybe it will be not certificate but PCR test in airport of arrival, or both.

There are at least two possible ways for vaccine to open travel:

1 Destination country allows in visitors with proof of vaccination.
2 Destination country has vaccinated a sufficient proportion of the domestic population to permit inbound travel regardless of traveler vaccine status.

I believe Thailand has signed a contract for delivery of at least one of the vaccine candidates in 2021. Whether any of the contracted vaccines get approved is the important question.

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Originally Posted by goji

1 Destination country allows in visitors with proof of vaccination.

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Sure I can see it now. Thousands of Indian printers already getting set up to produce fake certificates that will fool even medical professionals.

I hope no country trusts anyone purely on the basis of a piece of paper.

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Originally Posted by Armando

Sure I can see it now. Thousands of Indian printers already getting set up to produce fake certificates.

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Indian --why?

I have a small yellow vaccination book, as far as I know these are standardized worldwide. Some countries (in Africa and South America) require and check/enforce vaccination against yellow fewer for everyone who enters. I guess they have ways to make sure the vaccination is genuine.

The Oxford vaccine bods have suggested it might be available rather soon, before the end of the year. I like the idea of testing it on the over 85s, presumably if they survive it's safe for everybody else. A chance for them to make one final contribution before departure. Extra gummy bears all round.


https://news.sky.com/story/coronavir...-says-12123325

A regulatory announcement by Astra Zeneca issued today indicates that the results of the trials in the UK, Brazil & South Africa are due before the end of 2020. The US trial is due in the first half of 2021.

I suppose it then depends on what the results show and how long the regulators dither for.

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Originally Posted by Patanawet

Indian --why?

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I thought it was generally known that if you want a fake graduation certificate or other formal looking document Indian printers were the experts.

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Originally Posted by arsenal

The Oxford vaccine bods have suggested it might be available rather soon, before the end of the year. I like the idea of testing it on the over 85s, presumably if they survive it's safe for everybody else. A chance for them to make one final contribution before departure. Extra gummy bears all round.

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An 85 year old male has a life expectancy of 90 yo, so please don't rush their demise.

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Originally Posted by Armando

I thought it was generally known that if you want a fake graduation certificate or other formal looking document Indian printers were the experts.

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You think it will be paper-based? In 2021? It will be a digital certificate stored in your phone’s wallet and verified by a government agency.