These are small subtleties that can catch some vaccinated travelers off guard. At the European level, a person is considered to be fully vaccinated when they have received two doses of Pfizer, Moderna or AstraZeneca (or a single dose of Janssen) for at least 14 days. But also a single dose for people who have recently contracted Covid-19. So much for the general case. In effect, each state is in fact free to apply its own regulations. Thus, some of them consider that a complete vaccination schedule necessarily corresponds to the administration of two doses and therefore do not recognize the contamination + a single dose pattern.
Result: a person considered to be fully vaccinated in France may not be in some countries in Europe and the world. She must therefore follow the same entry rules as the non-vaccinated and, very often, respect a period of quarantine ... What disillusion if we have not anticipated! Fortunately, in countries like Poland or Romania, a negative test or a "certificate of recovery" (positive test dating from 14 to 180 days) is enough to cross the border without quarantine. But this is not the case with Malta or the United Kingdom, for example, which have reopened their borders only to the vaccinated (with, you will understand, two doses) ... Whatever your destination is. , the entry conditions being flexible,the best thing is to consult the "travel advice" upstream on the France Diplomatie site. In the meantime, we are taking stock country by country.
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Malta
Malta has been closed to unvaccinated tourists since July 9.
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Among the first countries in Europe to lift restrictions on vaccinated tourists, Malta only accepts fully vaccinated foreigners. The country has been closed to the unvaccinated since July 9. The authorities consider that a complete vaccination schedule requires two doses of vaccination. “
People who have only had one injection after a Covid recovery (except the Janssen vaccine) are not considered fully vaccinated by the Maltese authorities. They will therefore be quarantined as soon as they arrive,
”warns the French Embassy in Valletta. These travelers must therefore respect a quarantine of 14 completed days in a hotel chosen by the Maltese authorities, all at their own expense (100 euros per night, or 1400 euros in total).
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travel guide
UK
In the UK, only travelers who have received two doses are exempt from quarantine upon arrival.
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Since the beginning of August, fully vaccinated French people who travel to the United Kingdom have been exempted from quarantine, but must undergo a screening test within two days of their arrival. But as the UK government news site points out, "
you may not be considered fully vaccinated to enter the UK even though you are considered fully vaccinated in your home country
". And to add: "
Those who have had Covid-19 and have received only one dose of a two-dose vaccine must follow the [same] entry rules as the unvaccinated.
“, Namely to respect a quarantine of 10 days.
Indeed, the country recognizes only one vaccination schedule: the double injection with Pfizer, Moderna or AstraZeneca, or the single injection with Janssen.
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Ireland
Different entry requirements apply in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
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"
Unlike France, a dose of vaccine for people who have already been sick with Covid is not enough to meet the criteria for full vaccination according to the rules established in the
Republic of
Ireland
", underlines the France Diplomatie site.
In this case, affected travelers can enter the country provided they have a negative test result of less than 72 hours.
For
Northern Ireland
, the entry requirements are the same as for the UK.
Also in this case, people who received a single injection after recovering from Covid-19 are not considered to be fully vaccinated.
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Poland
Poland (here Krakow) remains open to unvaccinated travelers with a negative test of less than 48 hours.
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The French Foreign Ministry warns: "
The
Poland
considers that a complete vaccination schedule assumes two vaccination doses.
Travelers whose EU digital Covid certificate indicates they have been positive for more than 180 days and then have had a single dose of vaccination will not be exempt from quarantine.
To avoid this quarantine, affected travelers must have a negative PCR or antigen test result of less than 48 hours or a certificate of recovery of less than 180 days.
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Romania
“
People who received a single dose of Pfizer, Moderna or AstraZeneca vaccine because they had previously been infected with COVID-19, although recognized as fully vaccinated in France, are not in Romania.
Their vaccination certificate therefore risks not being recognized,
”informs the French Embassy in Bucharest.
Access to the country remains possible with a negative test of less than 72 hours or a certificate of recovery older than 14 days and less than 180 days.
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Ukraine
"
The Ukrainian authorities only consider a vaccination schedule comprising two injections (except Janssen) to be complete and do not recognize the validity of a single injection after a Covid-19 infection
", indicates the French embassy in Kiev. To enter Ukraine, you must then perform a PCR or antigen test within 72 hours of arrival. Note that the certificate of reinstatement does not allow entry into the territory.