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Old Jun 11, 2021, 8:07 am
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leontief
 
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Originally Posted by Schind
Everyone's getting hung up on the CDC card but, as posted above, Timatic says:

Passengers must have
- a negative COVID-19 NAAT or antigen test taken at most 48 hours before arrival. The test result must be in English, French, German, Spanish or accompanied by a certified Spanish translation; or
- a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated with AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Janssen, Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech, Serum Institute of India, Sinopharm or Sinovac at least 14 days before arrival; or
- a COVID-19 recovery certificate issued at least 11 days after the positive COVID-19 NAAT test result. The sample for the certificate must have been taken at most 180 days before arrival.

Note the word 'or' not 'and'. The OP states they have NAAT and antigen test results. That alone should be enough regardless of the card / certificate.
Originally Posted by Lefly
But if the OP was also already fulfilling the part in red, why deny boarding?

This might be another case of Timatic not being specific enough. This is (again) from the US embassy in Spain:

Unvaccinated U.S. citizens cannot enter Spain for tourism. Unvaccinated travelers can only enter Spain if they have already obtained special permission from the Government of Spain or meet very specific requirements. Please check the Spanish regulations carefully before attempting to travel. Travelers who meet the requirements or have obtained special permission from the Government of Spain will need to show a negative COVID test result taken with 48 hours of arrival to Spain or a medical certificate showing recovery from COVID and complete a Health Control Form and generate a QR code (See Entry and Exit Requirements below).
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