In the rest of Europe, the situation is quite similar, with the highest incidence of infections reported in the population in Central and Eastern Europe, the Benelux, the Baltic and Ireland: all colored in dark red, while Spain, France , Sweden and Portugal are mainly in the red.
How are these colors set?
ECDC maps remain, but the criteria for defining colors change, ie the new cases are combined with the number of vaccines administered and the tests performed. The maps will be used mainly for information purposes, but they will also serve to coordinate measures for areas with a particularly low (green) or very high (dark red) virus circulation level. Specific rules will be applied for these sectors.
Travel rules
For people coming from green areas, no restrictions should apply. Travel to and from the dark red areas should instead be discouraged, given the large number of new infections present, and people who have not been vaccinated or have not become ill should be required to be tested before departure and stay in bed. quarantined period upon arrival.
In order to avoid divergent approaches – explained the European Commissioner for Justice Reynders, – “The Commission proposes a standard acceptance period of 9 months for vaccination certificates issued after the completion of the primary vaccination series. The 9-month period takes into account the ECDC guideline on the administration of booster doses from 6 months and provides for an additional period of 3 months to allow national vaccination campaigns to adapt and citizens to have access to booster doses.
This means that, in the context of travel, Member States should not refuse a vaccination certificate issued less than 9 months after the last dose of primary vaccination. Member States should also immediately take all necessary measures to ensure access to vaccination for those population groups whose previously issued vaccination certificates are close to the 9-month limit.
What’s happening since March 1st
Furthermore, European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson announced that from 1 March “all persons vaccinated with sera authorized by the European Commission and the EMA will be able to enter the European Union without further restrictions”.
The European Commission has proposed the introduction of “a 9-month deadline for accepting vaccination certificates after the primary vaccination cycle for travelers arriving from non-EU countries”. If confirmed by the EU Council, the expiry date of the vaccination certificates would enter into force on 10 January 2022 and would oblige those who carried out the first vaccination 9 months before the trip to recall before entering. in the EU. (Rador)
