[governance] Re: [bestbits] Agenda EMC meeting

[Deirdre Williams]

Hello,
Vaccination certificates can also be used in "tit for tat" diplomacy (your
country says my country has X disease, so my country says your country has
it too) as I discovered, nearly to my cost, last year on the way home from
a meeting by a rather circuitous route.
At least a yellow fever vaccination lasts for 10 years :-)
Deirdre


On 20 February 2014 18:55, Avri Doria <avri at acm.org> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I recommend travelers always have their vaccinations up to date and their
> yellow card with them wherever they go, you never know when/where there
> will be a scare and it ill become required. not to mention that vaccination
> are an easy sort of life insurance to carry.
>
> avri
>
>
> On 20-Feb-14 19:11, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote:
>
>  A quick question. Can someone clarify if the reams of additional
>> information Brazil requires for visa invitations will still be required?
>> For example proof of income such as salary statements and tax returns.
>>
>> Another thing to note is that several countries require yellow fever>
>> vaccination before you enter Brazil.
>>
>> For example even if Brazil does not insist on a yellow fever vaccine to
>> enter major Brazilian cities far from the Amazonian rain forest, the
>> Indian government makes it mandatory to have a yellow fever vaccine
>> certificate, if you enter India after you travel to anywhere in Brazil.
>> If you have a recent Brazilian entry / exit stamp and don't have a yellow
>> fever vaccine certificate, you will be quarantined.
>>
>> regards
>> suresh
>>
>> On Thu, February 20, 2014 10:10 pm, Adam Peake wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks Marilia.
>>>
>>> Just to add that more information will come about the visa process.
>>>   But it's clear special arrangements will be made.  You will need
>>> an invitation letter and that will be sent after completing and
>>>
>> expression of interest
>> <http://content.netmundial.br/interests/expression>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
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