Israel to allow unvaccinated tourists into country

[discocrisco01]

Source: Associated Press


JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel announced Sunday that it would allow unvaccinated tourists to enter the country beginning next month as the latest wave of the coronavirus recedes.

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said that foreign tourists, both vaccinated and unvaccinated, would be required to take PCR coronavirus tests before their flights and upon landing.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-travel-middle-east-israel-55d2bac096e53f9350abe2c6f2fe2a3a

[nycbos]

1. Talk about shooting yourselfs in the foot.

Israel has handled the pandemic way better than a lot of countries specifically because they didn't do stupid shit like that.

[jimfields33]

2. They are the only country with two boosters

If we are going by numbers like has been told from the beginning then this is an ok decision.

[Lucky Luciano]

3. I think it's because the vaccines are not as good versus Omicron as far as...

…getting infected and being a spreader goes. They are therefore deciding to require everyone be tested though. That’s my guess.

[Farmer-Rick]

4. Interesting, not so sure it is a good idea

China had similar rules and the agreement was that if more than 7 passangers arrived infected, the airlines was to cancel flights from that location. And of course American and Delta did not cancel flights. So, China cancelled for them.

And then the corporate CEOs cried to the US (International trade administration) free trade idiots saying violation of free trade. And China just shrugged.

So, basically these airlines are so hot to get back to normal they are claiming to do things they're not doing. The airlines aren't checking for negative PCR tests. Let's see what Isreal does when the Airlines start dropping off infected tourists.

The cruise industry tried a similar thing and yet they kept having ship wide breakouts. Now the cruise industry is dead in the water. I don't think testing will stop anti-vaxxers from spreading Covid.

[cadoman]

5. to follow science this far then throw it away is rather fucked up

If you're not going to follow it consistently then how the fuck do you expect to get its benefits? They're probably going to see Florida-level case rates and deaths in no time.

[Deep State Witch]

6. Just In Time for Easter

When the country gets overrun with Christians making pilgrimages.

[hay rick]

7. Title makes the policy seem more permissive than it is.

Two PCR tests. Also, I assume passengers will be quarantined on landing until the results of the second PCR test are returned.

[sakabatou]

10. Sounds reasonable.

[ThoughtCriminal]

8. Can't miss out on tourist $ from American Christian Nationalists

Right-wing American Fundamentalists want to visit the Holy Land but they aren't going to go vaccinated.