It's not going to be a long post today. Son #2 came from Richmond to give me a weaving lesson, and I spent the afternoon with him what else weaving. Now, thanks to the laptop from Hell's being from Hell, I'm using a small burner laptop we got for our 2017 trip to Peru,with the emphasis on small. Anyway...
Speaking of something like our 2017 trip to Peru, international travel these days is not for the faint of heart. Which vaccines are approved for which countries and how likely are those to change while you're traveling? The UK, EU, and Shengen countries accept the four vaccines approved by the European Medicines Agency--AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson. The UK and many EU countries do not recognize the Chinese Sinopharm and Sinovac vaccines despite their being approved by the WHO. The US is still considering which vaccines to accept when it reopens to fully vaccinated travelers in November. The FDA so far says that vaccines approved by the WHO would be accepted--Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson, AstraZeneca, AstraZeneca made in India, Sinopharm, and Sinovac. One concern is that we could end up with a two-tier system. People vaccinated with the most effective vaccines will be able to travel freely while people in developing countries won't be able to if they have gotten a "lesser" vaccine.
As for international travel, The Professor and I are thinking 2023 ... maybe ... with all things being subject to change at a moment's notice. Who knows, I may take along this annoyingly small laptop on one more great adventure.
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There has been an issue here with people who participated in vaccine trials being left out in the cold when the vaccine they had wasn't recognised for travel. Thank you so much for helping with scientific research - now you are screwed. They are to be saved by having the booster.
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