Please help covid and travel related

[freesolo]

My children and their dad are due to travel to Italy on 5th February, today i accidentally reported a positive instead of negative lateral flow on the government website for my 14 year old son. I phoned them on 119 but they said they cannot change the results. Travel rules seem to be you cannot travel within 10 days of a positive lateral flow, so it looks as though he can't go? I am devastated on his behalf. Does anyone know if there is anything I can do?

@WanderingLost167

For travel NHS tests don't count, they want a private pcr, evidence of vaccination

Thank you. Have spoken to a travel agent who have confirmed this, so they will all be doing a paid for PCR 48 hours before they travel. Will his covid vaccination pass show he has had a positive lateral flow when his certificate is requested? Or do they just show vaccines?

I agree with MadeForThis. I would normally not advocate using the NHS resources but you have logged a positive lateral flow through the NHS. Especially given the new laws he would be required to isolate for 5 days and then take a lateralflow test. You need a NHS PCR test to 'override' the NHS lateral flow test result or he would be required to isolate. And then book him in for a private PCR test 48hrs before travel. All people going to Italy need this private PCR test 48hrs before travel.

@freesolo

Under 17s don't need to prove vaccines as long as travelling with a vaccinated adult and has a negative test cert.

You won't be able to get your nhs covid vaccination pass while there's a positive registered, but he won't need it.

All he needs is the negative cert and for his dad to prove his own vax

That's as of now, obviously rules change though and I've read italys are changing next week so best to check then.

Italy's rules are being tightened from 1st Feb, yes.
Super Green Pass (vaccination or proof of recovery only) required for transport, hotels, restaurants etc.

Note that if you do the 24 hour LFT, it must be 24 hours before setting foot in Italy, not 24 hours before you fly.