Getting vaccinated against Covid-19 while on vacation: instructions for use

The pressure on hospitals continues to drop in France, with still fewer Covid-19 patients hospitalized, according to figures published on Friday (8,044 Covid-19 patients in hospitals, at the lowest for eight months). But faced with the progression of the Delta variant, the government insists: to be able to travel or enjoy the summer quietly, while protecting yourself for the start of the school year, the best solution remains vaccination. For its part, the European Medicines Agency recalled that the four vaccines authorized in the EU (Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca and Janssen) are effective against severe forms of Covid-19, including against the Delta variant.

The possibility of changing the vaccination center

As people who are vaccinated are not protected until 14 days after the second injection, the Minister of Health, Olivier Véran, announced on Friday a new relaxation: from Monday, it will be possible to make an appointment. you at a vaccination center differ from the first for the second injection. This will allow for example to receive his second injection on his vacation spot.

It should also be remembered that for those over 55, the Janssen vaccine requires only one dose and that, for the youngest, the minimum time between two doses is now three weeks for a messenger RNA vaccine, which allows , by making an appointment now, to be fully protected before leaving on vacation in August.

Get good information before going abroad

Finally, failing to be vaccinated with two doses, it will be necessary to present a negative PCR or antigen test before leaving abroad, and a new test to return to France. Warning: these tests are sometimes compulsory for children from 2 years old, but sometimes it is more 6 years, 10 or 12 years old. All this information is regularly updated on the Quai d’Orsay website.