Is Indonesia force vaccinating tourists upon arrival?

[circusoflife]

well..haven't posted on Scubaboard in many years, nor logged in, but I'm still alive!

Haven't been diving, so that's the primary reason, a little snorkeling recently, but that's all. Life has put me on a different path. I did a great snorkel last year though with tons of sea lions off of La Paz, Baja Mexico though. The big island...forget the name.

But I have reason to visit Ternate / Tidore. And I thought, maybe I might go scuba diving again after 10+ years. Especially as I'm reading about Halmahera which is nearby.

So I follow the Travel Sherpa map pretty closely.

Visa and Travel Requirements for every destination

apply.joinsherpa.com

And I noticed Indonesia changed color, finally allowing unvax (w/ quarantine). Which is still too much, and I would just skip Indonesia, but my RTW trip isn't planned until late next year (2023), so maybe all this will go away like it has for many other countries already (Traveloffpath.com is a good source for this kind of news)

So then I went here and read this:

New International Travel Regulations to Enter Indonesia as of 17 July 2022​

New International Travel Regulations to Enter Indonesia as of 10 November 2022 - Indonesia Travel

JAKARTA, 23 November 2022 - As an immediate response to recover tourism industry and relaxing the international travel restrictions, COVID-19 Task Force issued the Circular Letter of the COVID-19 Task Force Number 25 of 2022 concerning Health Protocols for International Travels during the...

www.indonesia.travel

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b) International travelers must download PeduliLindungi app before departure;

[1st of all, I don't use a SickPhone so I don't do apps. Yes, I have a tablet with many apps, but I seldom use that. Just saying NO to vaccine passports, fuel passports, etc..... Is there a paper alternative?]

c) Show cards or certificates (physical and digital) of having received a complete dose of COVID-19 vaccine consisting of two doses and/or a booster (third) vaccine which are administered 14 days before departure at the earliest as a requirement to enter Indonesia with the following conditions:

In the event of foreign nationals have not received vaccine abroad, they will be vaccinated in the quarantine place upon arrival in Indonesia after a second RT-PCR examination with negative results, with the following conditions:

Let's highlight this:

In the event of foreign nationals have not received vaccine abroad, they will be vaccinated in the quarantine place upon arrival in Indonesia after a second RT-PCR examination with negative results, with the following conditions:

There are some token exceptions...but it sounds like everyone will be force vaccinated if they want to enter Indonesia.

Am I reading this right?

 

[circusoflife]

I also read this:

g) Upon arrival at the entry points, international travelers must undergo a COVID-19 symptom check, including a body temperature check, with the following conditions:

For international travelers who have not yet received vaccination or have received the 1st dose of COVID-19 vaccine at least 14 (fourteen) days before departure must undergo 5 x 24 hours quarantine with mandatory RT-PCR test on day 4;

So, is there a difference between a FOREIGN NATIONAL and INTERNATIONAL TRAVELER?

Is a Foreign National, someone who lives in Indonesia but is not a citizen?

What a clusterf*** of rules to enter. Reveals a lot about Indonesian culture, just like COVID has revealed about many other countries - emotional state. Anyways...I digress.

 

[tursiops]

The short answer is: just be vaccinated BEFORE you travel to Indonesia,.

 

[circusoflife]

The short answer is: just be vaccinated BEFORE you travel to Indonesia,.

No thank you.

Not brainwashed here...

Reddit - DebateVaccines and TaketheJab are nice forums to check out...or just watch this video...no talking heads...mostly just some music to hard OWID data combined with news report screenshots. Numerous countries in Asia are covered...can skip to that with the chapter links. Not sure if Indonesia is specifically.

 

[tursiops]

No thank you.

Not brainwashed here...

Reddit - DebateVaccines and TaketheJab are nice forums to check out...or just watch this video...no talking heads...mostly just some music to hard OWID data combined with news report screenshots. Numerous countries in Asia are covered...can skip to that with the chapter links. Not sure if Indonesia is specifically.

Are you serious? People were dying with Covid pre-vaccines....now they just get headaches and coughs.
If you refuse to get vaccinated, I hope you don't get covid. Good luck, dude.

 

[JohnN]

No thank you.

Not brainwashed here...

Reddit - DebateVaccines and TaketheJab are nice forums to check out...or just watch this video...no talking heads...mostly just some music to hard OWID data combined with news report screenshots. Numerous countries in Asia are covered...can skip to that with the chapter links. Not sure if Indonesia is specifically.

Wow, you do your “research” on YouTube!!

Who needs all those people who have dedicated their lives to studying infectious diseases. Better stock up on aluminum foil for hats, those Jewish death lasers are pointed your way

 

[davehicks]

Are you serious? People were dying with Covid pre-vaccines....now they just get headaches and coughs.
If you refuse to get vaccinated, I hope you don't get covid. Good luck, dude.

Don't feed the troll.

 

[tursiops]

Don't feed the troll.

Could be a troll, could be an idiot, could be an A-H, maybe all three.

 

[Jafo19D]

Probably a flat earther who thinks we didn't land on the moon.

 

[Eric802]

The short answer is: just be vaccinated BEFORE you travel to Indonesia,.

Alternate short answer - don't travel to a country that requires vaccines, if you're not vaccinated.

Either way, not that complicated.