The duration of the recovery certificate, granted to people who have just been infected with the coronavirus, will be reduced to four months, against six currently, from February 15, the Ministry of Health said on Saturday.
The duration of the recovery certificate, granted to people who have just been infected with the coronavirus, will be reduced to four months, against six currently, from February 15, the Ministry of Health said on Saturday. The certificate of recovery is granted to people who have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 and who must wait before receiving a dose of the Covid vaccine. This certificate is integrated into the vaccination pass, which has replaced the health pass since January 24.
“After your last vaccine injection, or your last infection” to the virus, “the deadline for a booster dose is three months”, recalled the ministry on Saturday. “You have one month to complete your booster dose”, he added. The reinstatement certificate will therefore now be for a period of four months. This measure applies to people over 18 years and one month. Teenagers aged 16 and 17 do not have to take their booster dose to keep their vaccination pass, even if it is recommended to them. Children 15 and under are not subject to the vaccination pass.
From February 15, the maximum duration between the previous injection and the booster dose will be reduced to four months (compared to seven previously), in order to be able to keep the vaccine pass, the government announced in early January.
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