Traveled out of the country with a group of people for a 4-day weekend. Per cdc and the resident in chief, US citizens must show proof of a negative Covid test prior to returning to the states. Three members of my party, myself included, failed the coof test and have been holed up in quarantine for the last 6 days. During that time I missed my civic duty by not being able to vote in the GA primary…had to watch corruption from afar. Have spent countless hours on GAW and others, just to pass the time. Fast forward to today when we were set to leave…nope. We are stuck for another 5 days despite being a-symptomatic, we are still testing positive. The doctor who did the testing asked the three of us if we had been vaccinated. One of us ( not me or the spouse) has been three times vaxed. When I told the doc that I preferred not to say, she said, “then I will take that as a no”. “If you had the vaccine you’d probably get out of here sooner.” In that moment I think I had what can only be described as an out of body experience. “Fuck you”, I said. “ you have no right to ask and have no way of knowing if what you said is true”. “Just ask my vaxed and boosted friend here”. “And don’t even get me started on the fucking PCR test you want to ram up my nose!” Yes, I completely lost my shit.
Rest assured frens…while masses of illegals cross our southern border to get cash and a free phone, exposing all who cross their path, my party is safely sheltering place because our government has banned us from returning home.
End of rant.
The loophole providing unrestricted covid passage is conveniently buried in the Canadian US embassy page of all places.
https://ca.usembassy.gov/covid-19-information-canada-3/
"Travelers who enter the United States at land POEs and ferry terminals do not require proof of a negative test; in addition, U.S. citizens and LPRs do not need to provide proof of vaccination status at land POEs and ferry terminals"
First choice is to find a small testing shop and bribe them for a negative test. They're more likely to help you when no other customers are around.
If that doesn't work... If you're in Tijuana go download the Didi taxi app. Uber frequently scams my credit card when in Mexico so I don't recommend it. Catch a Didi ride to the border checkpoint. Cross legally on foot. Then catch an Uber stateside. Do it earlier in the day and stay near small crowds to minimize your chances of getting mugged on foot.
If you're in Eastern Mexico, hop a flight to Tijuana. All are 1 stop, unfortunately. I can recommend Volaris airlines and Puebla international Airport for the stop. Clean, safe, and no vax hassles.