Vaccine rollout in the UAE
Mar 28th 2021, 12:22 pm
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Re: Vaccine rollout in the UAE
What concerns me the most is the mass influx of visitors once people are allowed to travel from Europe .... whether tested or not some will slip the net and it will spread like wildfire and then they will all F off again like at Xmas and NY.
Mar 28th 2021, 1:15 pm
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Re: Vaccine rollout in the UAE
Originally Posted by nonthaburi
Although data coming out of Israel suggests that transmission may be reduced by up to two thirds, which is excellent.
Originally Posted by UKMS
What concerns me the most is the mass influx of visitors once people are allowed to travel from Europe .... whether tested or not some will slip the net and it will spread like wildfire and then they will all F off again like at Xmas and NY.
Those sorts won't be stopped regardless I'm afraid.
Mar 28th 2021, 11:41 pm
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Re: Vaccine rollout in the UAE
Originally Posted by nonthaburi
Although data coming out of Israel suggests that transmission may be reduced by up to two thirds, which is excellent.
If that holds true there's a glimmer at the end of the tunnel.
Great hearing the stories on here as the UAE is miles in front of most of the world vax wise.
Mar 28th 2021, 11:45 pm
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Re: Vaccine rollout in the UAE
Originally Posted by UKMS
What concerns me the most is the mass influx of visitors once people are allowed to travel from Europe .... whether tested or not some will slip the net and it will spread like wildfire and then they will all F off again like at Xmas and NY.
My feeling from the UK media is that they are softening the public for no overseas travel without quarantine on return this UK summer.
For hub countries such as the UAE it will be a difficult decision.
Apr 6th 2021, 7:10 am
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Re: Vaccine rollout in the UAE
Looking more and more positive for straight forward UK-UAE travel to come next month.
Report due this week on a new system of traffic lights that looks to take vaccinations into account as well.
Report due this week on a new system of traffic lights that looks to take vaccinations into account as well.
Apr 7th 2021, 8:01 am
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Re: Vaccine rollout in the UAE
The Ramadan effect! The UAE and possibly Bahrain have done enough of a job in vaccinating to knock the peak off it but I predict it will be carnage in the rest of the Islamic world as soon as the iftars start and they will start for sure. As of Monday the number of cases will spiral out of control even Saudi that is only reporting a faction of cases will surpass the UK for case numbers. What will be impact on international Travel? When the Middle East becomes Covid Central what nation will permit travel.
Apr 7th 2021, 8:36 am
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Re: Vaccine rollout in the UAE
Originally Posted by HiHo
The Ramadan effect! The UAE and possibly Bahrain have done enough of a job in vaccinating to knock the peak off it but I predict it will be carnage in the rest of the Islamic world as soon as the iftars start and they will start for sure. As of Monday the number of cases will spiral out of control even Saudi that is only reporting a faction of cases will surpass the UK for case numbers. What will be impact on international Travel? When the Middle East becomes Covid Central what nation will permit travel.
Apr 8th 2021, 6:28 am
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Re: Vaccine rollout in the UAE
Originally Posted by csdf
Last year everyone was scared shitless. The "I'm bored of this and don't give a **** any more" attitude is much more prevalent now.
this year we know it kills 0.01%
Apr 8th 2021, 10:04 am
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Re: Vaccine rollout in the UAE
The point, whatever the mortality rate, is that people this Ramadan may be less careful than last time, suggesting we might get more of a case uptick. In the papers today they even warned (in AD at least) to expect greater random inspections to make sure people are complying with social distancing etc.
Apr 8th 2021, 11:04 am
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Re: Vaccine rollout in the UAE
Originally Posted by csdf
The point, whatever the mortality rate, is that people this Ramadan may be less careful than last time, suggesting we might get more of a case uptick. In the papers today they even warned (in AD at least) to expect greater random inspections to make sure people are complying with social distancing etc.
I hope you're wrong (even thought it's unlikely) as it'll affect how likely the UAE is to be 'green' for travel to the UK.
Apr 8th 2021, 1:46 pm
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Re: Vaccine rollout in the UAE
Originally Posted by Millhouse
Didn't really play out that way last year though, did it?
Apr 11th 2021, 6:43 am
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Re: Vaccine rollout in the UAE
From the FT this morning:
Further down we have the wonderful tidbit that in Chile where it is in extensive use, Sinovac has an efficacy of 3% after the first jab...
China considers mixing vaccines to bolster efficacy
Center for Disease Control makes first public admission that there is a ‘problem’ with local jabs.
China’s Center for Disease Control is thinking about mixing vaccines and varying the sequence of doses to boost efficacy. It is the first time a government body has discussed publicly that there are concerns over the effectiveness of Chinese jabs. Gao Fu, the CDC head, told a forum on Saturday that the agency was “considering how to solve the problem that the efficacy of existing vaccines is not high”, according to local media.
Center for Disease Control makes first public admission that there is a ‘problem’ with local jabs.
China’s Center for Disease Control is thinking about mixing vaccines and varying the sequence of doses to boost efficacy. It is the first time a government body has discussed publicly that there are concerns over the effectiveness of Chinese jabs. Gao Fu, the CDC head, told a forum on Saturday that the agency was “considering how to solve the problem that the efficacy of existing vaccines is not high”, according to local media.
