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What are the updated quarantine procedures and insurance requirements for travelers entering Thailand as of April 2021?
So this is posted on the front page of the Thai Embassy Washing DC's website.
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As of April 2021, Thailand updated its entry procedures to include varying quarantine durations based on vaccination status. Travelers who are vaccinated can now face a 7-day quarantine, while unvaccinated travelers must complete a 10-day quarantine. The need for COVID insurance has been questioned, with indications that coverage specifics may have changed, but health insurance is still required. Vaccinated individuals are encouraged to keep proof of vaccination for expedited processing upon arrival.
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Mike ******
is health insurance still required?
Garrett ***********
OP@Mi**
Yes it is. 
Jeff **********
Outdated, time to remove.
Safin *******
Pls. Tell. Me. Pakistan passport. Holder. Travel. To. Thailand. Or. Not
Safin *******
Ty. Tran. Thankx. A. Lot. For. Your. Reply. If. U. Have. Any. Inquiry. About. Thailand. Visa. For. Pakistan. So. Pls. Inform me.
Enad **********
Hello. New member here. Is this info updated? 7 days quarantine for vaccinated travelers?
Terary **********
@Carla ******
- The situation here is fluid. They reduced quarantine time.. Then they went back to 14 (or 15) days for everybody, due to a current spike in cases. Its rather unpredictable. The information above was probably accurate for a week or two. 
Bob **********
Pretty much everything is closed here now and a good chance in June as well so if I was you I'd wait a little while
Steven *****
@Bob *********
Darn, sad to hear. And here I was thinking of going. Bob **********
To be honest it doesn't look like India's vaccine is working very well
David ******************
By June, will the Quarantine change to 3 days or less for tourists from the USA, who have proof of the COVID vaccine?
Jan *********
I arrived early April 2 and was asked at one of the stations if I had been vaccinated. I produced proof and received a round red stamp that said 7 day Quarantine. I sent an email to reception with a photo of it and the hotel changed my reservation to 7 nights. A refund was processed upon my departure. So be sure to have proof of vaccination ready at the airport. It was at the first station of the process. I was thrilled because when I left it wasn't official yet.
Vanessa ********************
@Jan ********
so is Thailand open to tourist visa? Or business visa only? In Vietnam at the moment, and ready to explore another country on my list in SEA before going back to the states. 
Suq ********
So you have to get the vaccine?
Calu ***************
Do you think this may change by fall? To less quarantine time or no quarantine time ?
Juniper ******
@Calu **************
I read they plan on lifting quarantine regulations in Phuket first, from 1 July for vaccinated travelers, and if that goes well then other "popular" tourist areas. This is kind of what I'm hoping for, I want to move in July or August but I'm bringing my pets and do not want to put them into a foreign boarding facility upon arrival so I can quarantine. Randy *******
@Calu **************
That’s the thai government’s intention at the moment. It will depend on how quick they can mass produce the AZ vaccine in Thailand and roll it out to the public. The ambitious target is to produce 10million doses per month from June.... 
Alan *******
I still don't get this. Vaccinated people might be protected themselves but they can still transmit the virus, can't they? If so, this could seriously backfire
Randy *******
Randy *******
@Alan ******
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@Alan ******
evidence is showing that the Pfizer and Astra Zeneca vaccines are actually lowering the transmission rate as well as providing protection.
Tommi ********
Both Medical and COVID insurance still required?
Tommi ********
🙏
Garrett ***********
OP@To***
Yes, the only that that's changed is no more Fit to Fly cert and the quarintine times. 
Joe *******
@Garrett **********
CoE still required? Garrett ***********
OP@J**
YesRandy *******
They should’ve checked this with Jim skinner before putting it on their website, apparently 😜
Cris ******
Get the unknown Vaccine and get 3 days discount of quarantine 😂😂😂
Ken ***********
@Cris *****
the vaccines are not unknown...they have been tested in a multitude of trials
Mike ********
Because Thais are immune to COVID-19.
Audrey ********
So without vaccine, 10 day quarantine. With vaccine, 7-day quarantine. How is 3 less day quarantine supposed to be encouraging tourists to return? Vaccine plus negative covid test should be zero quarantine. Get with it, Thailand! I got family I want to visit already...
Randy *******
@Audrey *******
it means that quarantine is now half what it was (with vaccine). This is a great incentive. The UK for example, has already given 31 million adults at least 1x vaccine. as Ron said- you could still encounter covid between getting tested and arriving in Thailand (Thais on the same flight are not required to take any test in order to return to their country).
Ron ******************
@Audrey *******
the problem is with a vax and negative test you can still get infected on your way here. I do believe we will get to a 3 day isolation after a negative test on arrival. The problem is that they want to vaccinate more Thai people in tourists areas before opening up. It is however not going at any pace at present.
Arefin ******
At least they are trying ! Good thailand !
Jeremy *********
Lol you get the vaccine its DOES not stop you getting C19 and it does not stop you passing it on. Do people understand this and it's not a one off vaccine you will have to take the vaccine every year or maybe 2 times a year . And on a side note how many people died on the roads in Thailand every day maybe they need to ban cars.
Mick **********
@Jeremy ********
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36/?s=03Lynnette *******
Trying to explain facts to some people is pretty exhausting. They read one headline and cannot read anything further. New vaccines are monitored continuously and results are updated fairly often, but new information doesn't suit their agenda.
Randy *******
Randy *******
@Jeremy ********
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@Jeremy ********
results have so far shown in the uk that the vaccine actually lowers the transmission rate as well as providing individual protection.Your sweeping generalisation anticipates that one can get infected and then redistribute the pathogen instantly- like a game of tag. This is false. The virus has to take to the subject and reproduce at number in order to be passed on. This takes days. The majority of people vaccinated will have an immune system capable of fending off the virus enough to stop a patient passing it on.
Jeremy *********
@Randy ******
will good luck to you . Good to see you think the Gov got your back . And the gov will take care of you . Jeremy *********
@Randy ******
lol lol i am happy for you if you can not see government are taking your rights away . I can not say any think to make you think different I can show you videos on YouTube to about coronavirus. Being a hoax with doctors backing this. You can show me videos on YouTube say coronavirus is real . It's all about the money aust spent 3.7 billion on vaccine this year and this will go on every year sucking money out of the country. Now you have to have a C19 passport Y not just put a Yellow star on us this is the way it's going . And we no how that turn out. May be you will be lucky and get a red star. Randy *******
@Jeremy ********
which government do you speak of? I believe in science not politicians or scaremongering individuals
Johnny **********
Thanks very much for this. FYI - I read somewhere that Thailand will most likely use the IATA App for Vaccine Passport and the IATA says the app will be available on the Apple platform by mid April.
Will ************
Take any evidence you have of vaccination...you may get lucky
Margaret *********
Finally
Steve **********
No more covid-19 insurance covering up to 100.000$???
Philip ******
There are NO certificates of Vaccination in the UK and so this is not possible to obtain or thus present for UK vaccinated arrivals to Thailand, but maybe US citizens are getting these and is US specific.
Garrett ***********
OP@Phi***
You don't get s card in the UK with the vaccine details?Philip ******
@Garrett **********
no need for insults , and as an admin you should know better than to do that. Please observe better manners, stick to facts, be civil. Public Health England (PHE) has confirmed that this is simply a printed card with space for someone’s name and vaccination details to be written by hand, there is nothing to stop someone altering or adding to what is written on it. The small card (see image) contains no data or secure personal information to prove who has been vaccinated. It records details of the Covid-19 vaccination someone has received, along with the appointment date for their second injection. According to PHE, it is similar to those already used for other NHS vaccinations that involve more than one dose (such as one for the Human Papillomavirus vaccination) and is not intended for any other purpose.This topic that the card is wrongly thought to be of any other use or the mistaken suggestion that it can be used as any form of 'proof' of vaccination is covered here:
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The UK Govt is still considering the entire issue of so called 'vaccination passports'.
Garrett ***********
OP@Phi***
That is a certification you noob.Philip ******
@Garrett **********
we get s tiny paper handwritten card but it's nothing like certification yetGarrett ***********
OP@Mar***
Thought so. 
Martin ********
@Garrett **********
we get a card in UK 
Graham *********
So without the certificate of vaccination ..the 7 day is going no where..unless a miracle happens
Marguyvin **********
@Steve *********
That would still be needed before the embassy would issue a COE for the traveler. From what I read on this update, the only change is a reduction in quarantine time for vaccinated travelers, and no F2F needed. Everything else appears to be the same.
Stephen ************
Where are you supposed to get a vaccine certificate in the UK???
Frédéric ******************
@Stephen ***********
@Philip *****
Take a yellow international vaccination booklet and ask the vaccinating people to mention it in the booklet.Lynnette *******
@Stephen ***********
I emailed my gp surgery, they called back to say will not issue anything confirms I'm vaccinated. I asked for a letter or to enter it in my vaccination record booklet. . Answer was no. Pretty poor situation!Lynnette *******
@Eddie *****
covid vaccine is no different. No idea why they are making such a hoohaa about it. Lynnette *******
@Eddie *****
its easy to use the standard official vaccine record I have for yellow fever, that's required in Africa. 
Eddie ******
@Lynnette ******
as you say pretty poor response. I believe an update on passports is due from the PM on Monday Eddie ******
@Stephen ***********
try your doctorLynnette *******
@Eddie *****
my gp surgery has refused to confirm I'm vaccinated. Stephen ************
@Eddie *****
sounds a reasonable answer Garrett ***********
OP@St***
Pretty sure insurance is still required, just no more Fit to Fly cert. 
Jim ********
The Quarantine period will be determined by the health control officers upon arriving in Thailand.
Now that's a new one...
So that means what in relation to negotiations on booking a hotel before arrival which you have to do?
Now that's a new one...
So that means what in relation to negotiations on booking a hotel before arrival which you have to do?
Andy *******
@Jim *******
I’ve just gone through it an hour ago .You hand your documents in and the health officials ask if you have been vaccinated...( I assume if you say yes , you need to show the certificate)
If you say no it is an automatic 10 days unless you come from one of the listed countries.
Sunny *****
how about covid insurance how much do we need to pay ?
Safin *******
Pakistan. Passport. Holder. Visa. Is. Open
Safin *******
Thailand. Visa. Is. Open. Or. Not
Michael ********
@Sunny ****
same as before
Ray *****
@Michael *******
weird that fully vaccinated people still require full covid insurance Michael ********
@Ken ******
too many. I will see if i can find again a paper i read on it. Spain and Thailand were tops for British go fund me pages.Personally i hate the gofundme concept
Ken ***********
@Michael *******
out of interest, how many go fund me accounts per year from tourists visiting Thailand ?Michael ********
@Ray ****
TIT also still many unknowns, good idea to buy travel insurance that includes covid anyway. Look how many tourists have gofundme pages to pay for hospital costsActivity
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