No worries mate, she'll be bonza!



No need to travel overseas..



Better luck than Ansett, Compass, Impulse, Ozjet and Strategic

atst wrote: ↑Sat Oct 16, 2021 3:02 am Maybe not so good new for Aussies in Cambodia

It doesn't matter what country you're coming from, but it does matter what vaccine you've had.
The scheme will only apply for Australians and their families who have received a jab approved by Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), which currently includes AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson.
The TGA is currently evaluating Novavax, which the federal government expects to begin arriving in Australia in November.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-15/ ... /100541924

The ABC hasn't done their homework.

"TGA thus considers that the Coronavac (Sinovac) vaccine is a "recognised vaccine"."
https://www.tga.gov.au/covid-19-vaccine ... ecognition

However, just to throw another spanner in the works (this is from DFAT yesterday):
Not only do you need a negative COVID 19 fit to fly test 48 hours before departure from Phnom Penh, but if you have an extended layover in Singapore, you may also require a second negative COVID 19 before departing Singapore depending on the length of your layover.
You therefore need to consider the possibility of your second test being positive thus requiring quarantine for 7? - 14? days in Singapore at your own expense. Plus the possibility of not being able to get a seat on a flight after quarantine.

Travel ain't what it used to be

atst wrote: ↑Tue Oct 26, 2021 4:24 am Oh dear this doesn't look good

Have any Aussies got mixed vaccines in Cambodia? I take it they are referring to shots 1 and 2 only and not the booster coz I've got Sinovac 1&2 and AZ 3? Not that I'm planning to go back before Christmas..

Australians overseas told mixed COVID vaccine doses do not allow them to come home for Christmas

Australians hoping to come home for Christmas may remain stuck overseas because they are not considered fully vaccinated if they have had different doses of approved vaccines.

Since the federal government announced international borders would reopen to fully vaccinated citizens, permanent residents and their families, some overseas have received conflicting advice about their immunisation status.

Tim and Sharyn Nilsen have been living in Vietnam for the past two years after becoming stranded during their travels. Ms Nilsen told ABC Radio Brisbane they were only offered an AstraZeneca jab and Pfizer for the second shot during the country's vaccine rollout, partly because of a supply issue.

Mixed dose, mixed message

When the Australian government announced international borders would reopen, Ms Nilsen checked the Services Australia website and with the Australian embassy in Vietnam about vaccine certification. The embassy told her that having two different vaccines was acceptable as long as they were approved varieties like AstraZeneca or Pfizer.

So she booked tickets to visit her and Mr Nilsen's parents in rural New South Wales, who they have not seen for almost two years. "I went and booked a ticket and that was the Wednesday," Ms Nilsen said. But on Friday, she received an update from the embassy that said the rules were changing constantly and people who had mixed shots would be considered "not vaccinated".

A day later, Singapore Airlines advised Ms Nilsen that the the flight had been designated as "For Eligible Passengers Only" (FEPO) and that mixed vaccines would not be recognised.

"[The Australian government is] jumping up and down saying, 'We're going to get Aussies home,'" Ms Nilsen said.

"But they're not, basically — they're excluding a whole bunch of people who are in fact fully vaccinated."

Singapore Airlines, Scoot and Vietnam Airlines all have statements on their websites that customers with mixed vaccine doses are not eligible at this stage.

Full: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-27/ ... a5Vj39KeoU