Following the European Union Commission’s recommendation, the Spanish authorities have announced that starting from February 1, only vaccination certificates indicating that a person has been fully vaccinated against the virus within the last 270 days will be recognised.
While travellers from the risk list, which consists of EU and Schengen Area countries, are not required to present an additional document as long as they hold a valid vaccination pass, those from high-risk areas must present a pre-entry test, regardless of their vaccination status.
Similar to Spain, several other EU/Schengen Area countries have already announced that they would also shorten the validity of vaccination certificates. The Dutch authorities set an expiry date on the passes earlier this month. It was announced that starting from February 1, only those vaccinated within 270 days would be considered fully immunised, suggesting that the other need to receive a booster dose.
A similar decision was also taken by Switzerland. The Swiss authorities revealed that they would follow the Commission’s recommendation and only recognise vaccination certificates indicating that the holder has received the last vaccine dose within the last nine months.
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