Thursday 17th June 2021
Facilitation for vaccinated people
Germany is relaxing entry from third countries
At the beginning of the pandemic, EU states and other European countries agreed on strict entry requirements. Due to a better corona situation in many parts of the world, these should now be relaxed – the federal government is implementing the corresponding EU recommendation only one day after the consultations.
As of June 25, the federal government will largely lift the entry restrictions for people from non-EU countries who have been vaccinated against the coronavirus. “Visiting trips and tourist entries will be possible again for vaccinated people”, declared the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The relaxation therefore applies to people who are fully vaccinated with a vaccine approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA).
So far, these have been the funds from Biontech, Moderna, Astrazeneca and Johnson & Johnson. The Russian vaccine Sputnik V and vaccines made in China have not yet been approved by the EU. “An expansion to other vaccines with a comparable protection standard is intended, as long as the necessary tests have been completed,” added the ministry.
According to the information, people are fully vaccinated if “at least 14 days have passed since the last individual vaccination”. All vaccines except the one from Johnson & Johnson have two doses. Entry from other EU countries is already possible in principle, regardless of the vaccination status.
However, travelers from so-called virus variant areas are exempt from the easing. “The regulations of the coronavirus entry regulation including the ban on transport from virus variant areas continue to apply without restriction,” it said. Travel from Great Britain, Brazil or India that is not absolutely necessary is therefore still not allowed.
With the easing, the federal government is implementing a recommendation on which the 27 EU countries agreed yesterday. According to this, member states can still prescribe negative corona tests or quarantine upon entry.
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