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Re: BVI HSA Testing Delays attributed to new system implementation
[Re: ecm56]
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04/10/2021 09:21 AM
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Feel sorry for the group and certainly hope we don't encounter similar problems in July (we'll be full vaccinated by then) but this is the exact reason the BVI has the day 4 test. If they hadn't been tested, and assuming it wasn't a false positive, they would have spent the last few days of the trip as virus spreaders to an unprotected population.
Louis from Houston
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Re: BVI HSA Testing Delays attributed to new system implementation
[Re: ecm56]
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04/10/2021 09:35 AM
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So much depends on one's circumstances. If you are staying in your own home, then extra quarantine is not a cost issue. We have worldwide health insurance and MedJet Assist, so that covers medical treatment and/or evacuation.
Having followed this saga on FB, it seems the biggest issue is how they were treated by the government. At a minimum, there should be a second test to confirm positive cases. Unfortunately, the reality doesn't always live up to the BVI Love hype. Visitors also need to acknowledge that they can be the tiny percentage of those for whom things go wrong with regard to Covid.
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Re: BVI HSA Testing Delays attributed to new system implementation
[Re: ecm56]
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04/10/2021 10:57 AM
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This conversation has hit the nail on the head
As background, my wife and I both had Covid at Christmas Nothing worse than a bad cold and, by the grace of God, we didn't spread it to anyone else. We consider ourselves fortunate We both got tested. I tested positive and she tested negative. Of the tests that I have 1st hand knowledge (2), 50% were wrong
The plan was for us to join another couple in April for 3 weeks, land based, in Virgin Gorda To get there and back involved a total of 16 tests, 4 tests / person. Ignoring the initial tests for the other couple, it leaves 14 tests that all need to be negative or our vacation is a hot mess. The obsessive planning, practice packing to get everything into carry-ons, making a new playlist, all the other stupid stuff that was part of previous trips is replaced with concerns about tests results, something I have no control over
For the people of the BVIs, I hold no hard feelings. Only hope and best wishes. I haven't seen anybody that's doing things that much better, certainly not enough to be pointing fingers, but that's why we canceled our April trip. We will be rescheduling as soon as possible
Looking forward to hearing of all your wonderful trips and vacationing vicariously
Mike
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Re: BVI HSA Testing Delays attributed to new system implementation
[Re: ecm56]
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04/10/2021 02:02 PM
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From what I have heard, if anyone in the charter party tests positive the boat must go to a quarantine dock. I checked and they said most likely you will be required to go back to the dock...i figured you would be safer to everyone else at a quarantine spot on the water. You then can move to an approved villa. There is a 2nd case now so expect this publicity to get larger. No good answers here and certainly wouldn't attempt if I didn't have a credit that I had to use
Last edited by bailau; 04/10/2021 02:09 PM.
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Re: BVI HSA Testing Delays attributed to new system implementation
[Re: Zanshin]
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04/12/2021 01:02 PM
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I just read that the BVI have received 34,000 doses (with a population of ~30,000) but they have only administered 8,500 of them and there is a danger of them expiring soon. This is not a distribution issue, but it seems that the belongers are wary of vaccination. With worldwide supplies of vaccine being so low it is a shame to see this potential waste. I can only shake my head, instead they are blaming their new "more efficient" system for testing delays, and discussions about reducing the 6ft distancing to 3ft so that the schools can reopen... St, Kitts and Grenada are looking to make vaccination mandatory.
I just read that the BVI have received 34,000 doses (with a population of ~30,000) but they have only administered 8,500 of them and there is a danger of them expiring soon. This is not a distribution issue, but it seems that the belongers are wary of vaccination. With worldwide supplies of vaccine being so low it is a shame to see this potential waste. I can only shake my head, instead they are blaming their new "more efficient" system for testing delays, and discussions about reducing the 6ft distancing to 3ft so that the schools can reopen... St, Kitts and Grenada are looking to make vaccination mandatory.
The government has already stated they will be returning some doses to the UK and Dominica if more people don't decide to be vaccinated. At this point, I'd say 10,000 people is an aggressive goal for the BVI so 14,000 doses can be returned/redistributed.
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Re: BVI HSA Testing Delays attributed to new system implementation
[Re: bailau]
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04/12/2021 01:36 PM
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The person on the trip I mentioned above who was positive was retested in the BVIs and was negative. Given the Day 0 test was negative and they were negative coming down I think this can be chalked up to a false positive.
Ironically the social media site this was posted on (BVI Alive) which is moderated by charter brokers and other conflicted parties took the post down.
I am hopeful that enough publicity will be generated here that the BVI government will make provisions for an immediate Day 4 test retake if you are fully vaccinated (and recognize this group only had 1 of 2) and you test positive on Day 4 after testing negative coming down and Day 0... Right before it got taken down the original poster stated that even though the test ultimately came back as a false positive by that time the entire trip was ruined and unsalvageable so just an FYI.
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