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Re: supervised rapid antigen test
[Re: jagmansr]
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11/18/2021 08:43 AM
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Delta is not and I don’t believe any airline is checking Covid tests. However, the National Guard is in charge of checking for Covid tests once you land You are suppose to fill out the USVI portal showing your Covid test. If you didn’t file out the portal they just have you fill out a paper version and show your tests results. Unless Delta is flying you to Beef Island somehow, they have no obligation to check you. Either the ferry or airline bringing you to the BVI is required to confirm you have been tested and vaccinated.
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Re: supervised rapid antigen test
[Re: RatmansWife]
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11/18/2021 10:15 AM
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If you have a through ticket to the BVI, can't the airline ask for your test results? I have seen a lot of itineraries going through STT connecting to the BVI on Cape Air. Somewhere along the path, someone is going to ask so be prepared to show it. Lots of confusion out there among the gate agents about rules. When I flew thru SJU at the end of September, I was the first person to let the Cape Air ticket counter agent know that the gateway requirement was going away in 2 days and they would have to start confirming vaccination status.
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Re: supervised rapid antigen test
[Re: skipdastraw]
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11/18/2021 10:43 AM
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So they hold you after deplaning in STT to check that everyone has test paperwork? I will certainly get tested beforehand but this 48 hr window seems like it is asking for problems. Especially with airline delays, now going into the holiday and winter weather! What happens if you are delayed at the airport due to a snowstorm or something and your test expires? Bring extra Emed tests and test in the airport? UGH!
Read the article posted above. It calls out that in the event of a delay and your test is over 48 hours old, they will retest you at your port of entry to the BVI ($50).
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Re: supervised rapid antigen test
[Re: skipdastraw]
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11/18/2021 10:44 AM
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So they hold you after deplaning in STT to check that everyone has test paperwork?
They actually are just looking for your Green QR code from the USVI Travel Portal. In order to get that, you will have already uploaded your test results.
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Re: supervised rapid antigen test
[Re: skipdastraw]
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11/18/2021 11:51 AM
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Wait, I need to fill out the USVI travel portal when arriving from mainland US into the STT airport? I thought we only did that when we are in the BVI looking to get back into the US. Head. Spinning. Yes, the USVI requires a portal approval every time you arrive in the USVI. It has nothing to do with the BVI.
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Re: supervised rapid antigen test
[Re: GeorgeC1]
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11/18/2021 12:01 PM
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I am still lost on this 48 hour test. Can you clarify what that is? If you are fully vaccinated both the USVI and BVI only require a test 5 days prior. The BVI test changed from 5 days to 48 hours.
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Re: supervised rapid antigen test
[Re: GeorgeC1]
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11/18/2021 12:15 PM
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Ok, there is however still no requirement to test 48 hours prior so not sure what the panic is. Just take the rapid test on arrival. I'm not really sure that's true. There is a grace period to allow people who had already tested or scheduled a test in preparation for their travel in the next 5 days. It's unclear if that exception will remain or if 48 is the new rule. According to the Gazetted statutory instrument with is the official rule, the verbiage for timing is only 48 hours. The 5 days verbiage has been removed. ------------------ The COVID-19 Control and Suppression (Entry of Persons) (No. 3) Regulations, 2021 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Regulations) is amended in regulation 5(2)(a) by deleting the words “five days” and substituting with the words “forty-eight hours”.
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Re: supervised rapid antigen test
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11/18/2021 03:34 PM
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Is there a link to the new rule? I have been using BVI.gov. Here is what it says. Each vaccinated traveller must provide:
· results of a negative PCR test or antigen rapid test no older than five (5) days;
· proof of vaccination (card or otherwise);
· travel insurance (visitors) which includes minimum approved coverage for:
o COVID-19 medical costs including hospitalisation, doctor’s visit and prescriptions
o medical repatriation
o quarantine accommodation costs
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Re: supervised rapid antigen test
[Re: Manpot]
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11/19/2021 08:32 AM
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I brought the rapid tests down with me..but didnt check the expiration date! With the help of my great pals at The Sugar Mill yesterday we tried to hook up for the test only to find out the kits were two months out of date! Andrea, the manager actually called a lady Dr who met me in the parking lot of Mulligan's to do the test. Looked like a drug deal going down! But what service. Check those dates!! Mal - those tests have an automatic 3 months extension. Did you try to use them and were told no?
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Re: supervised rapid antigen test
[Re: mama21]
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11/19/2021 09:09 AM
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I just checked our Binax tests and they were expired before they were sent to us... expiry 9/22/21.
If it can be confirmed that they are still usable that would be important info.
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Re: supervised rapid antigen test
[Re: MrEZgoin]
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11/19/2021 09:11 AM
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I just checked our Binax tests and they were expired before they were sent to us... expiry 9/22/21.
If it can be confirmed that they are still usable that would be important info. All were automatically extended 3 months. Somewhere on their website is a place to get an exact answer based on the lot number. Look here for your lot number and new expiration date.
Last edited by JasonHelmbrecht; 11/19/2021 09:16 AM.
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Re: supervised rapid antigen test
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11/19/2021 09:20 AM
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I just checked our Binax tests and they were expired before they were sent to us... expiry 9/22/21.
If it can be confirmed that they are still usable that would be important info. All were automatically extended 3 months. Somewhere on their website is a place to get an exact answer based on the lot number. Look here for your lot number and new expiration date. When I searched it looks like the extension is now 6 months. Relieved! https://tdem.texas.gov/k-12testing/
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Re: supervised rapid antigen test
[Re: Manpot]
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11/19/2021 02:18 PM
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The expiration issue is confusing…when we did our tests earlier this month my box wouldn’t scan. The instructions said to use the test anyway. So there was never a barcode that indicated when my test expired.
Melissa & Doug
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Re: supervised rapid antigen test
[Re: Galeaux]
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11/19/2021 05:05 PM
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The expiration issue is confusing…when we did our tests earlier this month my box wouldn’t scan. The instructions said to use the test anyway. So there was never a barcode that indicated when my test expired. it's printed on the label next to a little symbol of an hour glass
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Re: supervised rapid antigen test
[Re: JasonHelmbrecht]
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11/19/2021 05:56 PM
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Yes, it just errored off every time I tried to scan it. The instructions said if you couldn’t get the scan to work to go ahead and take the test through eMed.
Melissa & Doug
"If you really wanna know where you can find me, I'll be unwinding, Down in the islands, down in the islands" Zac Brown Band
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Re: supervised rapid antigen test
[Re: MIDiver]
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11/21/2021 08:43 AM
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Bailau - we are testing it out next week…..stay tuned. Cool...will follow your lead and have a great time
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