Would you go to Mexico this summer with unvax tweens?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are going to Cabo for spring break (both adults vaccinated). I Will take precautions. one of my kids had COVID in Jan (through sports or school/close encounter) and it was really mild. If necessary, we will use our means to fly home privately. Travel agent has assured us we can get a covid negative test/paperwork if needed, and she will coordinate (good travel agents are worth their weight in gold right now). We also have proof of COVID diagnosis in January for 1 child (within 90 days) on the CDC form, so we have that as a precaution.

The airport in Cabo is the scariest part for us. But we have flown 2 other times within the US since last March and it was fine - no resulting COVID. We wear 2 masks and a face shield. If we NEED water, we bring straws to put in bottles and slip under the mask and shield. Only if desperate. No food. No bathroom.

The car/SUV service from Las Ventanas leaves windows open. We have a villa with a pool, so won't even go to the main pools with other people. Eating outside only.

Will post when I get back.

I love Cabo and have been multiple times. Las Ventanas is really nice, but I just can't imagine spending all that money to go, and then being so constrained in what I'm willing to do. But I get the decision, especially if dropping $20-50K on a vacation where you can enjoy the weather and some nice food, but not do much else, is not a big deal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DH and I are vaccinated. I want to go to Mexico but our 10 and 12 yr old kids will not be vaccinated. Is it too risky? We would wear masks when around people and not eat indoors anywhere. All outdoor eating. Wear mask and face shield on the plane and in the van transporting us to the hotel and back.

No, OP do you want medical care in Mexico if something happens? Given the new varients, I would not.

You will get many responses saying H yeah, of course, blah, blah, blah. For me, this is not only about covid directly. A friend took her kids recently one broke arm had to go to the emergency room, guess what that's where the kids(teens & college-age) got covid. And it's not pretty, particularly for the college student, who covid is awful.

No one can decide for you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are going to Cabo for spring break (both adults vaccinated). I Will take precautions. one of my kids had COVID in Jan (through sports or school/close encounter) and it was really mild. If necessary, we will use our means to fly home privately. Travel agent has assured us we can get a covid negative test/paperwork if needed, and she will coordinate (good travel agents are worth their weight in gold right now). We also have proof of COVID diagnosis in January for 1 child (within 90 days) on the CDC form, so we have that as a precaution.

The airport in Cabo is the scariest part for us. But we have flown 2 other times within the US since last March and it was fine - no resulting COVID. We wear 2 masks and a face shield. If we NEED water, we bring straws to put in bottles and slip under the mask and shield. Only if desperate. No food. No bathroom.

The car/SUV service from Las Ventanas leaves windows open. We have a villa with a pool, so won't even go to the main pools with other people. Eating outside only.

Will post when I get back.

I love Cabo and have been multiple times. Las Ventanas is really nice, but I just can't imagine spending all that money to go, and then being so constrained in what I'm willing to do. But I get the decision, especially if dropping $20-50K on a vacation where you can enjoy the weather and some nice food, but not do much else, is not a big deal.

So las ventanas will give you forged papers to fly home if you get Covid there? Nice. I love Lv, and I do think it would be very safe, the villas are basically only three walls. I’d think kids would be bored to tears there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm in MX. The rates in Mexico are horrendous. Please don't come here.

But apparently not too horrendous for you to be there. The parents will be vaccinated, so they won't get anything. I guess they're not that worried if their kid gets it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm in MX. The rates in Mexico are horrendous. Please don't come here.

But apparently not too horrendous for you to be there. The parents will be vaccinated, so they won't get anything. I guess they're not that worried if their kid gets it.

PP may live there...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are going to Cabo for spring break (both adults vaccinated). I Will take precautions. one of my kids had COVID in Jan (through sports or school/close encounter) and it was really mild. If necessary, we will use our means to fly home privately. Travel agent has assured us we can get a covid negative test/paperwork if needed, and she will coordinate (good travel agents are worth their weight in gold right now). We also have proof of COVID diagnosis in January for 1 child (within 90 days) on the CDC form, so we have that as a precaution.

The airport in Cabo is the scariest part for us. But we have flown 2 other times within the US since last March and it was fine - no resulting COVID. We wear 2 masks and a face shield. If we NEED water, we bring straws to put in bottles and slip under the mask and shield. Only if desperate. No food. No bathroom.

The car/SUV service from Las Ventanas leaves windows open. We have a villa with a pool, so won't even go to the main pools with other people. Eating outside only.

Will post when I get back.

Travel agent promised to get you a fraudulent negative covid test if necessary? That's, um, some service.

Sorry, but this seems a little bit excessive.

[Anonymous]

I would not. We had a medical emergency on a trip to Mexico and the whole experience was just awful. The health care is terrible.

I would go on a domestic trip with unvaxxed kids though.

[Anonymous]

What fearmongers you all are. Seriously. We are here now. It’s superb.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What fearmongers you all are. Seriously. We are here now. It’s superb.

Let's us know how you test before leaving.

[Anonymous]

My kids are 11, 9, and 6 right now & no, I wouldn’t take them to Mexico this summer but I think it’s probably fine if you do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What fearmongers you all are. Seriously. We are here now. It’s superb.

You are a selfish moron and the root of the problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What fearmongers you all are. Seriously. We are here now. It’s superb.

You are a selfish moron and the root of the problem.

PP may live there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What fearmongers you all are. Seriously. We are here now. It’s superb.

You are a selfish moron and the root of the problem.

PP may live there.

Bingo.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We used to go to Mexico a lot growing up. Once my brother sliced his foot open on coral - he was whisked up by our five-star resort to a mansion in the hills (surrounded by guards with machine guns) and a doctor stitched him up on a patio. This all happened while my brother was seated in what I can only describe as a dentist chair. Needless to say, he had major problems when we got back to the States and needed months of rehab for a botched job.

A few years ago, my mother stumbled on a sidewalk and had to go to the hospital on holiday in Mexico. Her experience was so bad that she and my father won't ever go back to Mexico.

So, my personal answer is no. And I love Mexico. Just not now.

You sound hysterical and not particularly well suited to travel.

You sound like a nasty person.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What fearmongers you all are. Seriously. We are here now. It’s superb.

Let's us know how you test before leaving.

Based on PPs, she can already tell us - guaranteed negative. I too love Mexico - we've gone annually for the last decade - and I miss it. But we had one medical experience (daughter stepped on glass and needed stitches) and my Mexican BIL recommended we get steristrips from a pharmacy rather than going to a hospital. No way would I want to be down there now and maybe need an ER for Covid or otherwise. We'll be back, just not until we're all vacced.