To think it should be possible to take a just turned 12 year old to Spain?

[needabreak5]

We have a holiday booked for Easter. The family we are going with are now saying they won't be able to come because their 11 year old (who turns 12 three weeks before flight), won't have been fully vaccinated so Spain won't allow entry? Surely there must be an exemption. They have a 14 year old who'll be fully vaccinated and a 9 year old who doesn't need vaccinated. It doesn't seem right that they other 2 kids are fine to go but the middle one can't!

@EileenGC what data do you have that says primary children are approaching full vaccination status?

Everything i've looked at suggests 2nd jabs were offered this month & under 10s take up is very low.

@Abraxan I think it's the uK that's the outlier regarding 11-12 year olds.

Its not really. The UK is starting to roll it out to 5-11 year old, just a bit behind some EU countries (how many 11 years old in the EU currently meet the rules of double vaccinated plus 2 weeks?).

Some countries like Sweden are not planning to vaccinate 5-11 years old at all.

@JackieCollinshasnoauthority

Do you think this an oversight on behalf of the Spanish government? Or do you think they have made a conscious decision that their vaccination rules are more important than a small amount of lost tourist income?

I dont think they will loose any income. There's plenty of demand for holidays at the moment and plenty of families with no 12 year olds.

sorry for the fail link but this suggests things may become easier for some circumstances.

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10454543/New-EU-rules-mean-children-recently-recovered-Covid-welcome-Europe.html

@RonCarlos

They have a made a decision that keeping covid under control is more important

No they have made an administrative decision which means anyone can now go there, unless they are 12 years and 1, 2 or 3 months, when it is impossible to be fully vaccinated.

Only 'impossible' in the UK. Vaccination well under way here for 5-11

The UK is starting to roll it out to 5-11 year old, just a bit behind some EU countries (how many 11 years old in the EU currently meet the rules of double vaccinated plus 2 weeks?).

Apparently all dc have been double vaccinated & the programme started before Dec which as a European is news to me 😆

Surely there must be an exemption
Why?

[quote dorkfink]sorry for the fail link but this suggests things may become easier for some circumstances.

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10454543/New-EU-rules-mean-children-recently-recovered-Covid-welcome-Europe.html[/quote]
Thanks @dorkfink.

Sounds encouraging. The key here is the covid pass, I think, which was absurdly not available for kids between 12 and 16/18.

@needabreak5

We have a holiday booked for Easter. The family we are going with are now saying they won't be able to come because their 11 year old (who turns 12 three weeks before flight), won't have been fully vaccinated so Spain won't allow entry? Surely there must be an exemption. They have a 14 year old who'll be fully vaccinated and a 9 year old who doesn't need vaccinated. It doesn't seem right that they other 2 kids are fine to go but the middle one can't!

I hope the other family didn't cancel as assuming the new rules are still in place in April the 12 year old will just need a PCR test 72 hours before travelling.