A period of 9 months for the expiration of the European vaccination certificate from its issuance is proposed by the Commission, as officially announced by the EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Stella Kyriakidou.
“Taking into account the ECDC guidelines and to enable Member States to adapt their vaccination campaigns and give citizens access to booster medicines, we propose a 9-month validity period for the EU Digital Certificates for COVID,” she said. Kyriakidou.
“At the same time, no matter how tired we are of the restrictions, we must continue to strongly encourage everyone to continue to respect public health measures. “Our masks must stay for the time being,” he added.
He underlined the contribution of the digital certificate and the coordinated approach to safe free movement, emphasizing the need to strengthen the immune system with a booster dose of vaccine.
The European Commissioner noted that although “over 65% of the total EU population has been vaccinated, this is not enough.” There are still too many people who are not protected. “In order for everyone to travel and live as safely as possible, we need to achieve significantly higher vaccination rates – as a matter of urgency.”
Greece insists on the seven months for the expiration of the European vaccination certificate from its issuance, as it appears from the statements of the government representative.
Mr. Economou clarified that the limit that Greece wants is what we apply in our country. The issue is expected to be raised at the December 16th summit.
????The #EUDCC has enabled safe travel for all, under clear rules.
▶️Today’s proposals aim to continue this, with protection of public health as our top priority.
????Increasing vaccination uptake, boosting protection, keeping our masks on and our distances is key moving forward. https://t.co/dHh5PXL0vE
– Stella Kyriakides (@SKyriakidesEU) November 25, 2021
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