Update from Hawaii officials. Hawaii travel could be impacted, that much is clear. Could rules change again?
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OK here we go again. Rules keep changing. I’m a nervous wreck waiting to see if any more procedures are required to fly. My plans are to fly during the first week of December and I hope nothing else is required.
WHO says this variant has mild symptoms including fatigue and most people are asymptomatic. People need to mellow out. There will be many more variants. I was just in Africa. They live on close quarters (many in shantys) with no medical care and no vaccines.
Aloha BOH Bro’s
A couple of things happened before the “New Omicron Variant News” Both Pfizer and Moderna applied for emergency approval of their anti viral covid pill treatments. How better to make that happen than to announce a new covid boogie man is on the way.
Second I’ve done my research on this new omicron variant again it maybe more contagious, but as you stated symptoms are generally mild, short-lived, and treatable at home. if true that’s good news.
We’ve never had experience buying travel insurance but are wondering about it for our Feb trip to Maui. Anyone has good ideas or tips?
Look at square mouth for Insurance needs.
This is insanity. It will never stop. There will always be new variants. The vaccines are ineffective against Delta, which is 99% of what’s out there. So why do we care about a new variant that appears to be less virulent than previous ones. Virus gonna virus. It’s time to just go back to normal.
Absolutely false that the vaccines are ineffective against Delta. Over 80% of those hospitalized in the US are not vaccinated. That means the vaccines are working very well – as well as the first polio vaccine.
Vaccines are not ineffective. Not getting vaccinated is ineffective.
Trials show that the vaccine is 90% or more effective against Delta. (cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2021/10/trials-covid-vaccines-90-effective-against-delta-infection-death) (mayoclinic.org/coronavirus-covid-19/covid-variant-vaccine) Are you intentionally spreading misinformation or are you that poorly informed?
Omicron is very mild, according to the African government. Are we seriously going to start freaking out over every sniffle, now? That’s not a way to live. Obviously, its up to us to put an end to the madness.
I have two trips planned for next year and cross my fingers all goes according to plan, but I’m covered regardless. I don’t understand why Hawaii feels like they can’t reinstate testing. The USVI stopped allowing antibody testing and require testing for everyone. They are part of the US and follow CDC guidelines too but still require testing. Thanks for all the updates.
A Virus is going to Virus-that is what it does. Stay tuned as the powers to be “won’t let a crisis/never-ending new variant” go to waste…look at areas of the World this “virus” is already in the rear view mirror- areas of heavily populated India, Africa, Sweden…etc…
We’re still coming on 12/1 and planning on having an awesome time…fingers crossed.
Aloha
We are still going to Kauai on dec. 10 for a week. This trip was postponed from the last few years. We are looking forward to it.
Mahalo
Once again – pins and needles – if they reinstate prior testing and still insist on using a “Travel Partner”, once again we’re screwed! No Travel Partner in our state offers Rapid REsults.
Look into the Azova option. You get the test delivered to your home. You make an appointment for a video monitored test. Do the test and they upload the results to Safe Travels. It’s super easy, and not to expensive – around $90 per test.
You don’t have Walgreens in your state? I used their rapid test twice, in May and again in June, to help my daughter and son-in-law move to Hawaii. I live in Tennessee and my only option for the rapid PCR test was Walgreens, but there are multiple Walgreens in my area that offer the rapid test. I had results in my email within a half hour both times and the process was smooth when I arrived in Hawaii.
So u can use the walgreens rapid test as a method to fly to hawaii. Have plans for Christmas to visit son whos in the army.