WHO Urges Countries to Relax Entry Rules for Travelers

[Spencer]

https://www.traveloffpath.com/who-urges ... travelers/

Since early 2020, when Covid was identified, individual governments and their medical advisors have rushed to make decisions they deem necessary to protect the population from more virulent strains. The measures imposed generally range from mandatory vaccination proof for inbound travelers to PCR testing or, in extreme situations, blanket travel bans.

When Omicron emerged in South Africa and the country itself, as well as neighboring nations, faced an outright travel ban, WHO was quick to criticize the international response, calling it an “attack” on global solidarity. Now, they are again pleading with UN member states to relax travel rules.

As per new WHO guidance, countries should now “lift or ease international traffic bans” as they have proved a “failure” when it comes to limiting the spread of the virus: even though the Omicron variant was initially flagged in South Africa, it is rapidly becoming dominant worldwide and causing travel disruption in places as far as the Caribbean.

According to the world’s top health authority, travel measures including masking, testing, quarantines, and even vaccination should be based on “risk assessments” and most importantly, countries must avoid placing the “financial burden” on international travelers.

Surprisingly, the World Health Organization has also requested that countries do not require proof of vaccination against Covid as “the only pathway” for resumption of international travel. Among the reasons for the ruling, they have stated the “limited global access” and “inequitable distribution” of vaccines.

From now on, UN member states are advised to follow a “risk-based approach” in lifting existing measures, including testing and quarantine mandates, which have dealt a crippling blow to traveler confidence, and further hindered economic recovery in sectors heavily dependent on tourism.

For now, most travelers who test positive on a vacation are required to self isolate until they are no longer infectious, though rules tend to vary across different destinations.

When testing positive, Americans are also unable to immediately board a flight back to the United States unless they provide proof of an updated negative test result or a certificate of recovery issued by a certified health professional. It is worth noting that, for this same reason, travel insurance that covers Covid has become even more of a necessity.

Additionally, restrictions enforced throughout most of the pandemic have rendered U.S. citizens, as well as other nationals, unable to visit certain territories at all, based purely on their passport or recent travel history. Now, WHO no longer sees blanket bans as appropriate.

Besides advising against extreme measures, the organization has also called for all vaccines that have received WHO Emergency Use Listing and “all heterologous vaccine combinations as per SAGE recommendations” to be recognized for international travel.

Since vaccination began, most countries in the European Union have only permitted travel for those who have been immunized with a European Medicines Agency-approved vaccine. Despite recent assessments, individual countries still have full autonomy regarding internal measures and may, or may not accept WHO advice.

[rudder]

This is not good enough. Something needs to be done to prevent this B.S. from ever happening again.

It's like the Borass Johnson fellow in britain, "Well we've shut your business, destroyed your life, psychologically damaged your kids, changed your DNA, ruined the global economy, but here's your old life back. You're welcome!"

[publicduende]

This is not good enough. Something needs to be done to prevent this B.S. from ever happening again.

It's like the Borass Johnson fellow in britain, "Well we've shut your business, destroyed your life, psychologically damaged your kids, changed your DNA, ruined the global economy, but here's your old life back. You're welcome!"

Going back to our old life is the best thing they can allow us to do. It would be much worse if they stuck us to more mandatory vaccination and coloured passes, more mask mandates and staggered access to public life, as it's happening in Italy, Austria and Germany.

[rudder]

"Surprisingly, the World Health Organization has also requested that countries do not require proof of vaccination against Covid as “the only pathway” for resumption of international travel. "

Nevermind. Looks like I jumped the gun on my response. Didn't see the part in bold at first glance. These mugs wouldn't let a good crisis go to waste. No way they're going to give up on their vaccine passport agenda. After all that's what this was all about in the first place.

[rudder]

This is not good enough. Something needs to be done to prevent this B.S. from ever happening again.

It's like the Borass Johnson fellow in britain, "Well we've shut your business, destroyed your life, psychologically damaged your kids, changed your DNA, ruined the global economy, but here's your old life back. You're welcome!"

Going back to our old life is the best thing they can allow us to do. It would be much worse if they stuck us to more mandatory vaccination and coloured passes, more mask mandates and staggered access to public life, as it's happening in Italy, Austria and Germany.

I think we're at a junction for humanity. One way forward is to change our entire paradigm and become like the space travellers that live on earth-like planets many millions of light years away, or just go back to being "allowed to do things" and having to pander for permissions from a psychopathic ruling class who will not skip a beat to lock us back in a cage whenever another global hiccup happens.

[publicduende]

I think we're at a junction for humanity. One way forward is to change our entire paradigm and become like the space travellers that live on earth-like planets many millions of light years away, or just go back to being "allowed to do things" and having to pander for permissions from a psychopathic ruling class who will not skip a beat to lock us back in a cage whenever another global hiccup happens.

Wishful thinking, @rudder...

[Cornfed]

I think we're at a junction for humanity. One way forward is to change our entire paradigm and become like the space travellers that live on earth-like planets many millions of light years away, or just go back to being "allowed to do things" and having to pander for permissions from a psychopathic ruling class who will not skip a beat to lock us back in a cage whenever another global hiccup happens.

Wishful thinking, @rudder...

Yeah, but at least we have some hopes of plenty of parking, housing and room on the roads.

[flowerthief00]

I, too, am harboring a glimmer of hope against practical awareness of the more likely scenario that nothing changes. All these countries that used to have their doors wide open and shut them tightly in 2020 were talking about reopening in 2021. And now it is 2022.

Come spring I'm sure there will be a new variant. In winter another one. At this rate the next covid variant will be so mild that nobody who has it can tell that they have it. And that will be cause to SHUT EVERTHING DOWN.

The ones really suffering are the locals in those countries that relied on tourism for their livelihood. That is why, I believe, the corrupt leaders of such countries have to play a game of talking out of two sides of their mouth, saying "We're reopening for tourism!" but doing actually little to remove inane restrictions that would need to be removed were they serious about attracting tourists back.

[Cornfed]

That is why, I believe, the corrupt leaders of such countries have to play a game of talking out of two sides of their mouth, saying "We're reopening for tourism!" but doing actually little to remove inane restrictions that would need to be removed were they serious about attracting tourists back.

They want to con people into reopening or starting up businesses so they can then pull the rug out and loot their remaining money. Rinse and repeat until everyone but the establishment is penniless.

[rudder]

I think we're at a junction for humanity. One way forward is to change our entire paradigm and become like the space travellers that live on earth-like planets many millions of light years away, or just go back to being "allowed to do things" and having to pander for permissions from a psychopathic ruling class who will not skip a beat to lock us back in a cage whenever another global hiccup happens.

Wishful thinking, @rudder...

Yeah, but at least we have some hopes of plenty of parking, housing and room on the roads.

And consequently, they're culling the most obedient sheeple.

[Winston]

Does this mean the Philippines will comply with the WHO request? Can they be made to? What's driving the travel bans against the unvaccinated? Surely it cannot be altruistic.