Vaccinations

[Spurs]

So a couple of quick questions for anyone who has been recently or going Monday etc

1 before we return to UK do we need a PCR test or. Lateral flow test ( the info I’ve seen is misleading)

2 where in GA can we get the test , how long before we get results and how much is it. Do we need to book etc

Any help greatly appreciated

[Aficionado]

This is from the UK gov site today and presumably covers question 1 ( I have not read it in detail )

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-testing-for-people-travelling-to-england

[NickiH]

So we can either get a PCR test or an antigen test to return to the UK by the looks of things.

[BeachLife]

Just got a Quote Aficionado.

You are right - it specifically gives you cover despite the Govt warning. Pretty good value as well

[Aficionado]

Just got a Quote Aficionado.

You are right - it specifically gives you cover despite the Govt warning. Pretty good value as well

I've been with Staysure for several years now and always found them to be good value for the level of cover provided. Renewed last year more in hope than expectation and, unsurprisingly, haven't travelled anywhere since. We will see what can be negotiated when renewal rolls around again this year.

[Derek]

Hi

Before we all get on the plane just be aware of the current comparison between Spain and the UK.

New Cases 7 day daily average Spain 6,538 UK 2,268 Deaths Spain 93 daily average UK 10.  The population of Spain is 42% smaller than the UK so factor this in and they have a long way to go and visitors ignoring the UK Government's advice need to be very careful.

Derek

[DaveG]

I would get that in writing see here;

How does an FCDO warning affect my travel insurance?
It is important to be aware that if the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office warns against all travel or all but essential travel to your holiday destination before you get there, you will not covered by your travel insurance, which means that any claims you make will not be paid, if you choose to travel against their advice.

This is because travel insurance is designed to provide protection against unexpected and unforeseen risks and travelling to a country or area that the FCDO has advised against going to because it is dangerous, is a very different risk from taking a holiday in a country that is considered to be generally safe.

If the FCDO issues a warning whilst you are in an affected region you will be covered as normal under the medical and personal accident sections of your travel insurance policy, so long as you follow the latest FCDO advice for British nationals already in the area.

Derek,got it in writing.

If the FCDO advise against ALL travel then most travel insurance policies are invalid but if the wording is ALL BUT ESSENTIAL then it's OK to go.

"As long as you’re not travelling to a destination where the FCDO advise against ‘all’ travel, you’re covered to travel by your travel insurance, subject to the policy terms and conditions.

Your travel insurance will not provide cover for cancelling a trip due to the traffic light system (this means, due to the country being placed on the red, amber or green lists) if:

    you booked the trip on or after 1 January 2021
    you booked the trip before 1 January 2021 but when you booked the trip, the FCDO were advising against travel to your destination, or
    you fail to provide the documentation required to enter a country abroad or return to the UK.

We encourage you to read the FCDO travel guidance (This link will open in a new window) on the rules around entering the country you’re travelling to. You need to be sure that you’re comfortable with the risks associated with booking travel at this time.

[chris and jackie]

So a couple of quick questions for anyone who has been recently or going Monday etc

1 before we return to UK do we need a PCR test or. Lateral flow test ( the info I’ve seen is misleading)

2 where in GA can we get the test , how long before we get results and how much is it. Do we need to book etc

Any help greatly appreciated

Spurs, I posted a few days ago but family doctors in GA do the antigen tests , 50 euros each with results in a few hours, you can ring or email for booking appointments

[Spurs]

So a couple of quick questions for anyone who has been recently or going Monday etc

1 before we return to UK do we need a PCR test or. Lateral flow test ( the info I’ve seen is misleading)

2 where in GA can we get the test , how long before we get results and how much is it. Do we need to book etc

Any help greatly appreciated



Thanks do you have an E Mail address please

Spurs, I posted a few days ago but family doctors in GA do the antigen tests , 50 euros each with results in a few hours, you can ring or email for booking appointments

[wilson]

Hi

Before we all get on the plane just be aware of the current comparison between Spain and the UK.

New Cases 7 day daily average Spain 6,538 UK 2,268 Deaths Spain 93 daily average UK 10.  The population of Spain is 42% smaller than the UK so factor this in and they have a long way to go and visitors ignoring the UK Government's advice need to be very careful.

Derek

But it’s all within the rules. Rules are rules which need to be adhered to, advice is something your mate might give in the pub, and you then choose whether or not it’s relevant to you.

[Pewster]

Hi

Before we all get on the plane just be aware of the current comparison between Spain and the UK.

New Cases 7 day daily average Spain 6,538 UK 2,268 Deaths Spain 93 daily average UK 10.  The population of Spain is 42% smaller than the UK so factor this in and they have a long way to go and visitors ignoring the UK Government's advice need to be very careful.


Derek

As scary as you’d like to paint that picture.

Bear in mind we’re on a GA board, Elche hospital has zero current covid patients, and the figures for the whole of the Valencia region are pretty much inline with what you’re quoting for the U.K.

As long as people arriving adhere to the mask wearing and social distancing rules that the locals have complied with for the last year, hopefully, things should be fine.

[Pewster]

And returning to the original subject of this post, vaccinations.

My wife, who’s 55, unfortunately had to travel back to the U.K. in April due to a family bereavement, she had the opportunity to book a first jab whilst there ( once she’d completed her ten day quarantine ) for 19th April. Her second jab would have been the 12th July, for which she would need to travel back to the U.K. In view of what little time she had left to sort things out following her quarantine period she elected to leave her jab and hope that the Spanish rollout would eventually catch up.

She has now just been given the date for her first jab here for Friday the 28th May, her second to follow on 18th June. So ultimately, she’ll be fully vaccinated over three weeks earlier.

[Derek]

Hi

Before we all get on the plane just be aware of the current comparison between Spain and the UK.

New Cases 7 day daily average Spain 6,538 UK 2,268 Deaths Spain 93 daily average UK 10.  The population of Spain is 42% smaller than the UK so factor this in and they have a long way to go and visitors ignoring the UK Government's advice need to be very careful.

Derek

Thanks for the English lesson Wilson you learn something almost every day I never knew what the word "advice" meant.

Thanks for that

Derek
But it’s all within the rules. Rules are rules which need to be adhered to, advice is something your mate might give in the pub, and you then choose whether or not it’s relevant to you.

[Spurs]

And returning to the original subject of this post, vaccinations.

My wife, who’s 55, unfortunately had to travel back to the U.K. in April due to a family bereavement, she had the opportunity to book a first jab whilst there ( once she’d completed her ten day quarantine ) for 19th April. Her second jab would have been the 12th July, for which she would need to travel back to the U.K. In view of what little time she had left to sort things out following her quarantine period she elected to leave her jab and hope that the Spanish rollout would eventually catch up.

She has now just been given the date for her first jab here for Friday the 28th May, her second to follow on 18th June. So ultimately, she’ll be fully vaccinated over three weeks earlier.

Very good point after a really poor start Spain is now vaccinating at pace and rapidly catching up in some places they have moved into 40 to 50 bracket . Not sure that 3 week gap is right though all the science is suggesting 8 to 12 weeks offers best protection

[Derek]

Hi

Before we all get on the plane just be aware of the current comparison between Spain and the UK.

New Cases 7 day daily average Spain 6,538 UK 2,268 Deaths Spain 93 daily average UK 10.  The population of Spain is 42% smaller than the UK so factor this in and they have a long way to go and visitors ignoring the UK Government's advice need to be very careful.



Derek

As scary as you’d like to paint that picture.

Bear in mind we’re on a GA board, Elche hospital has zero current covid patients, and the figures for the whole of the Valencia region are pretty much inline with what you’re quoting for the U.K.

As long as people arriving adhere to the mask wearing and social distancing rules that the locals have complied with for the last year, hopefully, things should be fine.

Not a picture I am painting but as at the 21st May these are the figures;
Hospitals: There are currently 143 people admitted to Valencian hospitals across the three provinces: 25 in the province of Castellón, with 2 patients in ICU; 38 in the province of Alicante, 11 of them in ICU; and 80 in the province of Valencia, 23 of them in ICU.

Derek
https://alicantetoday.com/-54-new-covid-cases-in-the-last-24-hours-alicante-province-covid-update-may-20_1602709-a.html?#bottom_navigate