Obtaining Documentation of Recovery from Covid
Aug 28th 2021, 1:11 am
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Re: Obtaining Documentation of Recovery from Covid
Fully vaccinated with Pfizer.
A PCR may be gold standard but if I was genuinely infected (positive) the CDC doesn't recommend getting another viral test as it will likely read positive up to 3 months past the original infection and despite recovery. To say whether or not the first antigen test was a false positive would be guess work on my part.
The only legitimate path seems to me to be visiting a Dr so I can be cleared for travel. Im not sure how many cases the airlines have seen like this but it can't be zero. Hopefully I have interpreted correctly and have an employee who is under the same understanding at check in.
A PCR may be gold standard but if I was genuinely infected (positive) the CDC doesn't recommend getting another viral test as it will likely read positive up to 3 months past the original infection and despite recovery. To say whether or not the first antigen test was a false positive would be guess work on my part.
The only legitimate path seems to me to be visiting a Dr so I can be cleared for travel. Im not sure how many cases the airlines have seen like this but it can't be zero. Hopefully I have interpreted correctly and have an employee who is under the same understanding at check in.
Aug 28th 2021, 1:05 pm
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Re: Obtaining Documentation of Recovery from Covid
To keep this thread updated, I went to a private clinic this morning to obtain the required letter stating proof of recovery. This was very straight forward - discussion with Dr and an exam of vitals including breathing, pulse oxygenation etc. For those interested, I asked the Dr. If this was done before and was informed that they have plenty of experience writing these letters for different countries including for individuals wanting to travel to the USA.
Onward to tomorrow when we are supposed to fly back. Hopefully using the documentation to check in at the airport goes as smoothly.
Onward to tomorrow when we are supposed to fly back. Hopefully using the documentation to check in at the airport goes as smoothly.
Aug 28th 2021, 1:50 pm
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Re: Obtaining Documentation of Recovery from Covid
To keep this thread updated, I went to a private clinic this morning to obtain the required letter stating proof of recovery. This was very straight forward - discussion with Dr and an exam of vitals including breathing, pulse oxygenation etc. For those interested, I asked the Dr. If this was done before and was informed that they have plenty of experience writing these letters for different countries including for individuals wanting to travel to the USA.
Onward to tomorrow when we are supposed to fly back. Hopefully using the documentation to check in at the airport goes as smoothly.
Onward to tomorrow when we are supposed to fly back. Hopefully using the documentation to check in at the airport goes as smoothly.
Aug 29th 2021, 12:24 am
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Re: Obtaining Documentation of Recovery from Covid
I am still speechless that you managed to contract Covid-19 - symptomless - while being fully Pfizer vaccinated and wearing masks.
Aug 29th 2021, 7:39 am
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Re: Obtaining Documentation of Recovery from Covid
That happened to a colleague of my son a couple of weeks back. He is in his 60s and is fully vaccinated with Pfizer and very aware of the dangers of Covid as my son nearly died of it a few months back after contracting it from work. “Andy” had been to see his grandchildren so did a routine home test on himself a few days later and it tested positive. The 15 man bubble at work were sent home, Andy’s PCR test also came back positive so they all had to work from home for another week or so. Andy had zero symptoms and fortunately no one else at work caught it.
Aug 29th 2021, 10:15 am
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Re: Obtaining Documentation of Recovery from Covid
We just got done at british airways check in. While the staff member checking us in said it was not normal, our documentation was accepted without any fuss. Next time it will be checked is when we land in DFW.
Aug 30th 2021, 10:50 am
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Re: Obtaining Documentation of Recovery from Covid
To round out my experience, everything went very smoothly yesterday at DFW. We used global entry, but not sure that made a difference.
The hardest part of this whole process seemed to be understanding what our options were after testing positive and then finding a healthcare practice willing to write the letter of recovery. Once we had done that we just needed to abide by the self isolation rules in the UK.
Hopefully this thread will help others who may unfortunately find themselves in the same situation.
The hardest part of this whole process seemed to be understanding what our options were after testing positive and then finding a healthcare practice willing to write the letter of recovery. Once we had done that we just needed to abide by the self isolation rules in the UK.
Hopefully this thread will help others who may unfortunately find themselves in the same situation.
Aug 30th 2021, 2:40 pm
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Re: Obtaining Documentation of Recovery from Covid
To round out my experience, everything went very smoothly yesterday at DFW. We used global entry, but not sure that made a difference.
The hardest part of this whole process seemed to be understanding what our options were after testing positive and then finding a healthcare practice willing to write the letter of recovery. Once we had done that we just needed to abide by the self isolation rules in the UK.
Hopefully this thread will help others who may unfortunately find themselves in the same situation.
The hardest part of this whole process seemed to be understanding what our options were after testing positive and then finding a healthcare practice willing to write the letter of recovery. Once we had done that we just needed to abide by the self isolation rules in the UK.
Hopefully this thread will help others who may unfortunately find themselves in the same situation.
