Here’s how to easily know when to do your booster dose, and easily know the expiry date of your vaccination pass in case you don’t do it. Times may change depending on whether or not you have had covid recently.
This is one of the most crucial and, at the same time, the most vague aspects of current health policy. Having a full vaccination schedule gives advantages over not having a full vaccination schedule — for example, the recommended isolation time after covid contamination is lower.
However, in view of the number of special cases which continues to increase, it is difficult to navigate. Especially since the health pass officially turns into a vaccination pass on January 24, 2021, since the Constitutional Council validated its existence. How do I know if my vaccination schedule is complete, and until when will it be?
Today there are two online tools developed by the government and health insurance to guide French men and women in their vaccination course. These are simple and effective questionnaires. Here’s where to find them and how to use them.
To calculate the date of your booster dose on the Health Insurance website
The Health Insurance website is the best done to date, it is clear and precise. It concerns people who have an initial complete vaccination schedule, before the booster dose.
To get there, click on the link monrappelvaccincovid.ameli.fr. Then follow the instructions:
- Give your date of birth
- Report if you had covid after your last dose of vaccine
- Select your vaccine
- Then indicate the last date on which your vaccination cycle was carried out
The site will then automatically give you personalized indications on the date on which you must perform a booster dose so that your vaccination schedule remains complete, and your vaccination pass remains valid.
What is the deadline for not losing my health pass?
Another small module is very useful to check if your vaccination schedule is complete and when a booster dose is due for it to be.
It is on the official government website, My Covid Advice, slightly hidden in the middle of a large and very comprehensive Frequently Asked Questions, which we advise you to head to if you are lost or lost.
Click on the link and then on ” Let’s go ! and in just three steps, the site will tell you when your health pass will expire if you don’t do a booster dose on time.
Note that the date of the last covid infection replaces that of the last injection: if you have recently had covid, your vaccination pass is valid for 6 months from the date of infection. However, you are eligible for a booster dose as early as 3 months after infection.
The basic rules for having a complete vaccination schedule
- Since January 15, 2022, to keep a valid vaccination pass, all French people over the age of 18 must take a booster dose less than 7 months before their last dose or their last infection.
- From February 15, 2022, lead times are getting shorter. French adults must take their booster dose within a maximum of 4 months after their last injection or last infection.
If you have been vaccinated or vaccinated with the Janssen vaccine, this is a special case to take into account; explanations are here.