Why the Covid-19 Vaccine given in Mexico is not accepted by the UK
November 11 2021
The vaccine given here in Mexico is still not accepted by the UK. Those who have received the Covid-19 vaccination in Mexico are classed as 'unvaccinated'. You can check this on the UK's government site. But why?
The application form for the Covid-19 vaccination in Mexico does not have a separate box where the applicant enters his or her Date Of Birth. It's as simple as that (according to the WHO).
I checked the application form:
The application form for the Covid-19 vaccination in Mexico does not have a separate box where the applicant enters his or her Date Of Birth. It's as simple as that (according to the WHO).
I checked the application form:
You only have to enter your age (under the Dosis, Primera-Segunda on the right side) not your Date Of Birth.
All Mexican citizens and residents have what is known as a CURP number. Clave Única de Registro de Población. It is used in exactly the same way as the UK's National Insurance number.
And get this: The CURP number is made up of 18 letters and numbers and within it, is one's Date Of Birth, just like in the driving licence used in the UK.
I mentioned this to the UK ambassador at the embassy here in Mexico. The reply was a poor excuse for an answer, "We can't expect our immigration officials to know what a CURP is - there are dozens of different types of national identity numbers around the world".
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All Mexicans are issued with a CURP number, just like we get the NI number in the UK.
Foreigners who live here and have residency can also get one.
But as a traveller who is just here on a tourist visa, for the Covid-19 vaccination, you can only get a provisional CURP number but one's Date Of Birth is not included within the 18 character CURP number. Hell, with only the provisional CURP number, you can't even get a QR code as electronic proof of having been vaccinated.
The QR code is redirected to a government page and shows that the holder has had both AstraZeneca vaccinations and clearly shows the CURP number complete with Date Of Birth.
Another reality of being a long term traveller, of no fixed abode. The absurdity of our world.
Being 'unvaccinated', one still needs to book and pay for a test of days 2 and 8 and isolate for 8 days. You need an address for the locator app, just in case the authorities wanna make a surprise call. Of course, they never do, but they could and if you are not at home, you'll be in a big pile of shit.
And as a traveller who has spent most of the last 29 years away, 'friends' who could put me up for 8 days are non-existent. The family can't help either.
So this would mean staying in an expensive hotel for the duration and somehow organising food to be delivered.
All because of the lack of a separate box for one's Date Of Birth on the application form.
Here I am getting my 1st and 2nd shots of AstraZeneca:
All Mexican citizens and residents have what is known as a CURP number. Clave Única de Registro de Población. It is used in exactly the same way as the UK's National Insurance number.
And get this: The CURP number is made up of 18 letters and numbers and within it, is one's Date Of Birth, just like in the driving licence used in the UK.
I mentioned this to the UK ambassador at the embassy here in Mexico. The reply was a poor excuse for an answer, "We can't expect our immigration officials to know what a CURP is - there are dozens of different types of national identity numbers around the world".
***
All Mexicans are issued with a CURP number, just like we get the NI number in the UK.
Foreigners who live here and have residency can also get one.
But as a traveller who is just here on a tourist visa, for the Covid-19 vaccination, you can only get a provisional CURP number but one's Date Of Birth is not included within the 18 character CURP number. Hell, with only the provisional CURP number, you can't even get a QR code as electronic proof of having been vaccinated.
The QR code is redirected to a government page and shows that the holder has had both AstraZeneca vaccinations and clearly shows the CURP number complete with Date Of Birth.
Another reality of being a long term traveller, of no fixed abode. The absurdity of our world.
Being 'unvaccinated', one still needs to book and pay for a test of days 2 and 8 and isolate for 8 days. You need an address for the locator app, just in case the authorities wanna make a surprise call. Of course, they never do, but they could and if you are not at home, you'll be in a big pile of shit.
And as a traveller who has spent most of the last 29 years away, 'friends' who could put me up for 8 days are non-existent. The family can't help either.
So this would mean staying in an expensive hotel for the duration and somehow organising food to be delivered.
All because of the lack of a separate box for one's Date Of Birth on the application form.
Here I am getting my 1st and 2nd shots of AstraZeneca:
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Ain't this proof enough?
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