Latest stats I have seen are vaccinated 8 times less likely for infection and 25 times less likely for hospitalization or death.
Covid surging in Bonaire
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Covid Update
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Once again, as of 10 Nov, the daily new infections and number of active infections are rising.
The Public Health says the source of most of the infections is known, that they are almost all within the resident population, and mostly in the 20-60 year-old group. The BES Reporter says this latest outbreak is among teachers, children, and their parents.
No new restrictions are being put into place, except for an experimental program running Nov 15 to Jan 15 to try and control "high-risk events" over the holidays, meaning gatherings with 100 to 250 people. Such events must be permitted in advance, end by midnight, and require a vaccination QR code as an admission ticket, or a negative antigen test within 24h before the event. The QR code is available to citizens of Bonaire and those with a sédula (residency permit). The QR code can also be shown using the CoronaCheck app, which is based in the Netherlands and for Dutch citizens.
Vaccinations are still increasing, slowly. As of today, Nov 10, 15,972 adults (18+ years old) have received at least one shot, 14,090 have received two. 697 12-18 year-olds have gotten at least one shot, 818 two shots. The original target was 85% vaccination; that has almost been achieved.
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Once again, as of 10 Nov, the daily new infections and number of active infections are rising.
The Public Health says the source of most of the infections is known, that they are almost all within the resident population, and mostly in the 20-60 year-old group. The BES Reporter says this latest outbreak is among teachers, children, and their parents.
No new restrictions are being put into place, except for an experimental program running Nov 15 to Jan 15 to try and control "high-risk events" over the holidays, meaning gatherings with 100 to 250 people. Such events must be permitted in advance, end by midnight, and require a vaccination QR code as an admission ticket, or a negative antigen test within 24h before the event. The QR code is available to citizens of Bonaire and those with a sédula (residency permit). The QR code can also be shown using the CoronaCheck app, which is based in the Netherlands and for Dutch citizens.
Vaccinations are still increasing, slowly. As of today, Nov 10, 15,972 adults (18+ years old) have received at least one shot, 14,090 have received two. 697 12-18 year-olds have gotten at least one shot, 818 two shots. The original target was 85% vaccination; that has almost been achieved.
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Thanks for your update @tursiops
My wife and I were on Bonaire Oct 20-Nov 3. We were told by multiple people that some of the recent Oct cases were from a student trip to the Dominican Republic, consistent with the BES Reporter story of cases among teachers, children, and their parents.
Masking was not common, seemingly more energy and signage was directed toward hand disinfection and distancing. The grocery store was our only indoor exposure to people, some wore masks, we did.
My wife and I were on Bonaire Oct 20-Nov 3. We were told by multiple people that some of the recent Oct cases were from a student trip to the Dominican Republic, consistent with the BES Reporter story of cases among teachers, children, and their parents.
Masking was not common, seemingly more energy and signage was directed toward hand disinfection and distancing. The grocery store was our only indoor exposure to people, some wore masks, we did.
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Where do most people go to get their PCR test done prior to leaving the US? My local pharmacies are free, but have a 1-2 day turn-around that does not guarantee my results will be back before a 6am Saturday flight.
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Try ID-NOW from Walgreens. A few hour turn-around.
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Update
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Not looking any better, in fact, slightly worse. Nov 23 report shows infections are still climbing. Gov reports say much of this is in the schools and daycare centers, where there is little or no vaccination going on.
The vaccination rates in the adult and 12-17 year-old population are still growing slowly.
No changes at this time in testing policies for entry to Bonaire. The summary of requirements is here. Note that the US is currently High Risk and Canada is currently Low Risk. That means fully-vaccinated Canadians do NOT need any pre-flight covid testing to get into Bonaire.
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Not looking any better, in fact, slightly worse. Nov 23 report shows infections are still climbing. Gov reports say much of this is in the schools and daycare centers, where there is little or no vaccination going on.
The vaccination rates in the adult and 12-17 year-old population are still growing slowly.
No changes at this time in testing policies for entry to Bonaire. The summary of requirements is here. Note that the US is currently High Risk and Canada is currently Low Risk. That means fully-vaccinated Canadians do NOT need any pre-flight covid testing to get into Bonaire.
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