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I don’t mean to interfere but I would not hold my tongue for a personal close relation, so ... Thailand has committed to the Sinovac vaccine but the efficacy data are poor. It is launching in Brazil which was a main research location and was given emergency authorization there mainly due to political wrangling and desperation. You might consider holding out for the AstraZeneca vaccine that is also planned by Thailand. The low case incidence may allow the luxury of waiting a bit. The volume of doses is much higher than the SinoVac contract. There is a little Phase 1 vaccine research study apparently starting up at Chula U. It is mRNA model like the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna models. Everybody gets the vaccine; it is not placebo-controlled at this stage.

And one other, CanSino’s ongoing vaccine trial of 40,000 participants globally ... the ph # looks like one extra digit, may be incorrect. The research centre is 999 920 4004

Novavax has launched an additional Phase 3 study in USA and Mexico following its recently reported UK and South Africa results. Randomized double-blind placebo-control. May be of interest to some locals as it will be a coin-toss chance to get a vaccine sooner than ... probably ... much much later for non-priority categories.

That would be convenient, buying it from the street vendor along with your chiclets snack pack, considering that tourism reps in Mexico are suggesting getting it done through a lab is complicated and requires an appointment, and there is a long list of labs (without much added info) in a recent Washington Post piece that would deter most tourists. All over the news is the newly installed testing module at Mérida airport. Reading between the lines, it could get overrun depending on service request volume and on-spot backlog, as it is intended as a backup plan. How many people will not want the convenience?

Screenshot same piece ...

I am also posting the article on CoV testing here ... unfortunately new articles are bumping it down the list and you may have to scroll down to find it. I will try to screenshoot it. https://dominicantoday.com/dr/tourism/

Since many travellers were stranded this week, a local journalist has attempted to explain where to get CoV tested. Once the link opens you may need to click on the headline to get the full text. https://dominicantoday.com/dr/tourism/

Recent partial listing of RT-PCR locations Salvador Bahia ...

Yeah, seems to be a reasonable testing lead all over ... https://pickvisa.com/covid-19-test-centers/mexico/merida The listings in Rio don’t dovetail with the places already referenced on our forum, that are RT-PCR, so pickvisa is not likely fully comprehensive.

Pickvisa seems to be a fair search site ... example given: Salvador Bahia. I think it might even be decent for sourcing in other countries. If you go the ‘rapid antigen test’ route for entry to USA, make sure it is a nasopharyngeal swab because there is some confusion in Brazil between rapid antigen and rapid serology, mainly due to the term “rapid”. Unlike USA and Canada, there are many rapid serology tests approved and utilized, for example, in pharmacies. They test for antibodies following infection. I believe they are all based on taking a drop of blood. That may suggest immunity but does not satisfy either the antigen (or nuclear acid amplification, eg RT-PCR) option required for boarding to USA. Nasal & throat swab is the method for antigen or RT-PCR testing. Antigen tests can be lab-based (not rapid) but I think most folks would choose the rapid option if going the antigen route. Saliva tests have not yet gained ground for countries’ entry regulations. As @floridarobstates, note that antigen tests are not accepted elsewhere in the way the USA currently designates them as qualifying for boarding to USA. https://pickvisa.com/covid-19-test-centers/brazil/salvador

The usually xenophobic Bolsonaro wooing India for vaccine supplies, but at least he did not pull a tone-deaf Trudeau ...

... milk of a honey.

So relieved, but I do look forward to the day when my pants are back on fire.

Yes, young man, spill.

No, just stumbled on it by accident online thru following a gogo scheduled to dance there. Due diligence sharing. I believe it is mainly worthwhile on weekends. It is quite open about the acompanhante feature.

Try to log out or clear your overall search engine cache first? Also the system does not recognize a post right away. Give it a bit of time. I also notice the red banner ‘Invisible Forums’ is gone.

This venue, Saunaju, up the coast from Salvador Bahia, has garotos de programa and tantric massage. https://instagram.com/saunaju_oficial?igshid=2cf46bb99vb9

OnlyFans is like the pre pre pre qualifying regional auditions for American Idol. Just much more expensive than full TV streaming fees. Has Simon Cowell recovered?

Brexit 2.0?

Curfew hours and other measures are to be relaxed. Too much opposition overriding public health recommendations. Science and compliance polarized.

Pivoting to restrictions imposed on passengers out of Brazil (and everywhere else), by USA, Canada, etc ... Adjusting for false negative RT-PCR test results, the probability of at least one infected passenger on a 300-person flight out of Brazil is currently about 76%; out of any location globally based on a global average of CoV case incidence, 33% probability. Adding up flight volume, albeit minuscule relative to pre-pandemic air travel norms, that’s a lot of cross-border sharing. These metric models drive the rationale for the new USA addition of 2-week quarantine. Canada introduced it long ago. Viral variants are nevertheless piggy-backed in. One is killing off just about an entire long-term care home north of Toronto, duelling with the initiation of vaccination. So, both measures, not just one or the other half-measures. The majority of travellers are not notified of cases linked to flights.

Well, yeah, if ya takes it literally ... more likely shorthand for new case incidence getting under control. They are extremely low on vaccine order contracts, trying to shut Bozo’s unfiltered trap in order to improve Brazilian-Indo and Brazilian-Sino relations, and banking on local production of a substandard vaccine. The second wave right now is about at the first wave’s peak. Ebb and flow? Don’t know. Chile and South Africa are mirroring their winter peaks of 6 months ago; does not seem seasonal like flu. I have my sights on travel there March 2022, and Europe May 2022 especially if Brazil does not pan out.

Correct ... if Gov. Doria’s statement was interpreted accurately, this measure could persist until the “majority of people are vaccinated”. Now that there is a more concrete plan, however dragged out inoculation is, he appeals to his state constituents to suck it up as there is a plausible end in sight. Several state regions are actually in Phase Red max restrictions. They tend to be peripheral but you can see these red-mapped zones gradually spread into the central and southern parts of the state. No region is currently Phase 3 Yellow.

The snacks and tips are circularly give and take. You give tips to the snack servers, then you take all the tips you can snack on. Wash, rinse, repeat.