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to fret re travel if Covid vaccinations were more than 6 months ago

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FelineFoxy · 27/06/2022 18:28

I am travelling to France and USA this summer. I know that travel PCR's have been dropped.
But adults have to be vaccinated in order to travel... and I am worried that if you were vaccinated more than 6 months / 182 days ago that this might not count.
I can't find anything online that definitively addresses this. Does any vaccination, no matter how long ago, still count?
Could someone please reassure me?

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MrszClaus · 27/06/2022 18:39

I'm going to the US next week! As far as I can tell it's just being "fully vaccinated" that matters, I've not found anywhere to say it needs to be within a certain date. I know some countries required boosters to be within 180 days, but as far as I can see that isn't the case for the US. I have had two primary doses and should be fine to travel.

catndogslife · 27/06/2022 18:46

The latest advice for France is here.https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/france/entry-requirements
Looks as if the time limit is 9 months for France after the first 2 doses, but you are OK if you have had a booster.

dementedpixie · 27/06/2022 18:52

Think there is no expiry if you've had the booster. Some countries may say only 2 vaccinations are necessary but others only count you as fully vaccinated if you've had all 3.

Puzzledandpissedoff · 27/06/2022 18:53

MrszClaus is correct about the USA, in that there's no "within a certain date" - and from 12 June they scrapped the need to test before going too

It's also true that having a booster restarts the clock on the EU's timescale, but if anyone had it last October, for example, it's pushing things pretty close to the wire for this summer

dementedpixie · 27/06/2022 18:54

This is the France info:

For travellers aged 18 and over, France will recognise you as ‘vaccinated’ for entry purposes if you completed your initial vaccine course within the last 9 months. If more than 9 months have elapsed since your initial course, and you have not since received a booster, you will be considered unvaccinated and must follow the rules detailed below. Travellers under 18 years old do not require a booster for entry to France.

dementedpixie · 27/06/2022 18:59

USA doesn't seem to require a booster

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