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Coronavirus in Germany
Update on entry rules: People’s Republic of China (excluding the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region) is classified as an “area of variants of concern in which a variant of particular concern threatens to emerge”
https://www.rki.de/DE/Content/InfAZ/...ublicationFile
Changes since last amendment As of 0 a.m. (midnight) on 9 January 2023, the People’s Republic of China (excluding the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region) is classified as an “area of variants of concern in which a variant of particular concern threatens to emerge” (see below for information regarding corresponding obligations to furnish proof before entry and/or obligations for random testing after entry into Germany). On account of the dynamic development of infection rates, short-notice changes to classification are possible at any time.
Note: As of 0 a.m. (midnight) on 7 January 2023, with the entry into force of the “Eighth Ordinance amending the Coronavirus Entry Regulations”, the previous category of “areas of variants of concern” (an area of variants of concern in which a variant of particular concern already exists) is complemented by an additional, new category:
An area of variants of concern in which a “variant of particular concern threatens to emerge”. Classifying an area as such is associated with an obligation to furnish proof upon entry into Germany (through proof of testing using a nucleic acid test (PCR) or PoC antigen test).
To help detect potential newly emerging or re-emerging particularly dangerous virus variants, the newly introduced section 5a of the Ordinance on Coronavirus Entry Regulations enables the competent authorities to require additional random testing after entry into Germany from areas of variants of concern.
There is no obligation to register before entry into Germany.
An obligation to quarantine (“obligation to self-isolate”) upon entry into Germany or a “ban on carriage” still only applies for regions classified as areas of variants of concern, in which a variant of particular concern already exists. The criterion for distinction is therefore whether a variant of particular concern already exists or (only) threatens to emerge.
Since beginning of April almost all rules and restrictions have been lifted!
Currently, there are no general borders closure, but see link below for restrictions. There are still controls at certain borders, but in general free movement with the European Union is possible. Currently no country is listed as a high risk area or a virus variant area. Please always check the current list at Robert-Koch-Institut (RKI) since it can change.
There are also quarantine requirements if you travel to Germany from a virus variant country. Among those are all those, who are on the list of the
The Federal Ministry of Health as set up a homepage with FAQ for those travelling to Germany. Addition information could be found on the homepage of the ministry of foreign affairs (Auswärtiges Amt)
Corona rules in Germany
In general all restrictions have been lifted. Restaurants, bars, clubs, museums, sport venues are open and can be entered without a mask or any additional checks. Only exceptions are:
Public transport: Almost in every state a FFP-2 mask is required
Hospitals, assisted living homes or other institutions with vulnerable people: A FFP-2 mask is required
3G or 2G rule (currently not applied)
If you travel around Germany you will come across the 3G or 2G rules. The G stands for
- Geimpft / Vaccinated
- Genesen / Recovered
- Getested / Tested
3G means that you must be either fully vaccinated, recovered or tested to enter a location
2G means you must be either fully vaccinated or recovered to enter a location. A negative test is NOT sufficient
In addition you need will often need an FFP2 mask.
If you see something like 2G+ or 2G Plus it means that in addition to your fully vaccination or recovery you MUST provide a negative test!
The simplest way to proof your vaccination or recovery is a digital EU certificate. If you are a tourists without access to such a certificate the yellow WHO vaccination passport is sufficient or for Americans your CDC card. Always have some kind of identification ready. Some locations are not familiar with the CDC card and you might need to discuss with them.In addition the official rule is fuzzy and leaves open what a comparable proof of vaccination is. See below:
Es muss sich um ein digitales COVID-Zertifikat der EU oder einen vergleichbaren Impfnachweis in digitaler oder verkörperter Form (Papierform) in deutscher, englischer, französischer, italienischer oder spanischer Sprache handeln. Abfotografierte verkörperte Nachweise gelten nicht als digitale Nachweise. Nachweise in digitaler Form sollten vom berechtigten Aussteller digital ausgestellt und digital dem Berechtigten übermittelt worden sein.
It must be a digital EU COVID certificate or a comparable proof of vaccination in digital or physical form (paper form) in German, English, French, Italian or Spanish. Photographed embodied evidence is not considered digital evidence. Evidence in digital form should have been issued digitally by the authorized issuer and transmitted digitally to the authorized person.
"Local Hotspot meassures" in Germany are possible
In case of high incident rate each state can decided to reimplement additional measures. Please check the websites of the individual states for more information
Curfew / limitation of movement
There are NO curfews
Gatherings
There are NO limitations
Travel
Check the current travel rules at Re-Open Europe - Germany Document checklist
Travellers over the age of 12 must carry with them proof of vaccination, recovery or a negative test result (PCR or antigen). Documents equivalent to the 'EU Digital COVID Certificate' (EUDCC) are accepted if they meet the same requirements:
Special rules apply to travellers arriving in Germany from countries designated as "high-risk" or "virus variant." High-risk areas are where there is an increased risk of infection or where there are other indications that there is such risk; virus variant areas can be areas with widespread occurence of a mutant strain of the virus that is not prevalent in Germany. With only a few exceptions, including German citizens, airlines are prohibited from carrying persons from areas of variant concern.
Although no countries or areas are currently identified as high-risk or virus variant, this situation may change at short notice:
Federal Ministry of Health
Social Life
No limitations.
Sport
No limitations
The general rules are summarized
Federal Government
Information on the homepage of the Federal Government in Berlin
There might be some difference as of today for the federal states:
Federal States
Baden-Württemberg
Information on Homepage
Bavaria (Bayern)
Information on homepage
Mandatory to wear FFP2 mask in public transportation.
Berlin
Information on homepage
Brandenburg
Information on homepage. You need to look for the different information There seems to be no special page.
Bremen
Information on homepage
Hamburg
Information on homepage
Hesse (Hessen)
Information on homepage
Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen)
Information on homepage
Mecklenburg-Vorpommen
Information on homepage
North Rhine - Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen)
Information on homepage
Rhineland Palantine (Rheinland-Pflaz)
Information on homepage
Saarland
Information on homepage.
Saxonia (Sachsen)
Information on Homepage
Saxony-Anhalt (Sachsen-Anhalt)
Information on Homepage / detailed information Homepage
Schleswig-Holstein
Information on Homepage
Thuringia (Thüringen)
Information on Homepage
Related discussions threads about travel in / to Germany
Summer tourism in Germany
Quarantine rules relaxed (May 2021)
Covid19 testing in FRA / MUC
Updated on April 22st 2022
Update on entry rules: People’s Republic of China (excluding the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region) is classified as an “area of variants of concern in which a variant of particular concern threatens to emerge”
https://www.rki.de/DE/Content/InfAZ/...ublicationFile
Changes since last amendment As of 0 a.m. (midnight) on 9 January 2023, the People’s Republic of China (excluding the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region) is classified as an “area of variants of concern in which a variant of particular concern threatens to emerge” (see below for information regarding corresponding obligations to furnish proof before entry and/or obligations for random testing after entry into Germany). On account of the dynamic development of infection rates, short-notice changes to classification are possible at any time.
Note: As of 0 a.m. (midnight) on 7 January 2023, with the entry into force of the “Eighth Ordinance amending the Coronavirus Entry Regulations”, the previous category of “areas of variants of concern” (an area of variants of concern in which a variant of particular concern already exists) is complemented by an additional, new category:
An area of variants of concern in which a “variant of particular concern threatens to emerge”. Classifying an area as such is associated with an obligation to furnish proof upon entry into Germany (through proof of testing using a nucleic acid test (PCR) or PoC antigen test).
To help detect potential newly emerging or re-emerging particularly dangerous virus variants, the newly introduced section 5a of the Ordinance on Coronavirus Entry Regulations enables the competent authorities to require additional random testing after entry into Germany from areas of variants of concern.
There is no obligation to register before entry into Germany.
An obligation to quarantine (“obligation to self-isolate”) upon entry into Germany or a “ban on carriage” still only applies for regions classified as areas of variants of concern, in which a variant of particular concern already exists. The criterion for distinction is therefore whether a variant of particular concern already exists or (only) threatens to emerge.
Since beginning of April almost all rules and restrictions have been lifted!
Currently, there are no general borders closure, but see link below for restrictions. There are still controls at certain borders, but in general free movement with the European Union is possible. Currently no country is listed as a high risk area or a virus variant area. Please always check the current list at Robert-Koch-Institut (RKI) since it can change.
There are also quarantine requirements if you travel to Germany from a virus variant country. Among those are all those, who are on the list of the
The Federal Ministry of Health as set up a homepage with FAQ for those travelling to Germany. Addition information could be found on the homepage of the ministry of foreign affairs (Auswärtiges Amt)
Corona rules in Germany
In general all restrictions have been lifted. Restaurants, bars, clubs, museums, sport venues are open and can be entered without a mask or any additional checks. Only exceptions are:
Public transport: Almost in every state a FFP-2 mask is required
Hospitals, assisted living homes or other institutions with vulnerable people: A FFP-2 mask is required
3G or 2G rule (currently not applied)
If you travel around Germany you will come across the 3G or 2G rules. The G stands for
- Geimpft / Vaccinated
- Genesen / Recovered
- Getested / Tested
3G means that you must be either fully vaccinated, recovered or tested to enter a location
2G means you must be either fully vaccinated or recovered to enter a location. A negative test is NOT sufficient
In addition you need will often need an FFP2 mask.
If you see something like 2G+ or 2G Plus it means that in addition to your fully vaccination or recovery you MUST provide a negative test!
The simplest way to proof your vaccination or recovery is a digital EU certificate. If you are a tourists without access to such a certificate the yellow WHO vaccination passport is sufficient or for Americans your CDC card. Always have some kind of identification ready. Some locations are not familiar with the CDC card and you might need to discuss with them.In addition the official rule is fuzzy and leaves open what a comparable proof of vaccination is. See below:
Es muss sich um ein digitales COVID-Zertifikat der EU oder einen vergleichbaren Impfnachweis in digitaler oder verkörperter Form (Papierform) in deutscher, englischer, französischer, italienischer oder spanischer Sprache handeln. Abfotografierte verkörperte Nachweise gelten nicht als digitale Nachweise. Nachweise in digitaler Form sollten vom berechtigten Aussteller digital ausgestellt und digital dem Berechtigten übermittelt worden sein.
It must be a digital EU COVID certificate or a comparable proof of vaccination in digital or physical form (paper form) in German, English, French, Italian or Spanish. Photographed embodied evidence is not considered digital evidence. Evidence in digital form should have been issued digitally by the authorized issuer and transmitted digitally to the authorized person.
"Local Hotspot meassures" in Germany are possible
In case of high incident rate each state can decided to reimplement additional measures. Please check the websites of the individual states for more information
Curfew / limitation of movement
There are NO curfews
Gatherings
There are NO limitations
Travel
Check the current travel rules at Re-Open Europe - Germany Document checklist
Travellers over the age of 12 must carry with them proof of vaccination, recovery or a negative test result (PCR or antigen). Documents equivalent to the 'EU Digital COVID Certificate' (EUDCC) are accepted if they meet the same requirements:
- Proof of vaccination after receiving full vaccination. Vaccine certificates are valid for 270 days. Vaccines authorised by the European Union (EU) or vaccines which are licensed in a third country and identical in formulation to a vaccine in the EU are accepted.
- Proof of recovery showing a positive PCR test result carried out at least 28 days but no more than 90 days prior.
- Negative result to a test taken no earlier than 48 hours before the actual time or scheduled time of entry. Where entry takes place using a carrier, the scheduled time of departure is decisive.
Special rules apply to travellers arriving in Germany from countries designated as "high-risk" or "virus variant." High-risk areas are where there is an increased risk of infection or where there are other indications that there is such risk; virus variant areas can be areas with widespread occurence of a mutant strain of the virus that is not prevalent in Germany. With only a few exceptions, including German citizens, airlines are prohibited from carrying persons from areas of variant concern.
Although no countries or areas are currently identified as high-risk or virus variant, this situation may change at short notice:
- Travellers arriving from such international risk areas must complete the Digital Registration on Entry form before they arrive.
- Travellers entering Germany following a stay in a high-risk area enter home quarantine for 10 days. Home quarantine can be ended early by submitting proof of vaccination or of recovery via the upload portal Digital Registration on Entry. If these documents were already submitted, no quarantine is necessary. For all others, quarantine can only end with a negative test result.
- Travellers approved for entry from a stay in an area of variant concern enter home quarantine for 14 days. At the time of entry they must present their carrier with a negative PCR test result. Proof of vaccination or recovery does not suffice. In the context of cross-border traffic into Germany, this proof may be demanded by the Federal Police. If using a carrier to enter Germany, the PCR test result must be less than 48 hours old at the time of the scheduled start of the journey.
- Furthermore, the German authorities may require travellers who spent time in an area of variant concern to take additional PCR tests after entry.
- Children who have stayed in a high-risk area are no longer required to enter quarantine on arrival.
Federal Ministry of Health
Social Life
No limitations.
Sport
No limitations
The general rules are summarized
- FFP2 mask for public transportation and hospitals
- General hygienic rules recommended
Federal Government
Information on the homepage of the Federal Government in Berlin
There might be some difference as of today for the federal states:
Federal States
Baden-Württemberg
Information on Homepage
Bavaria (Bayern)
Information on homepage
Mandatory to wear FFP2 mask in public transportation.
Berlin
Information on homepage
Brandenburg
Information on homepage. You need to look for the different information There seems to be no special page.
Bremen
Information on homepage
Hamburg
Information on homepage
Hesse (Hessen)
Information on homepage
Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen)
Information on homepage
Mecklenburg-Vorpommen
Information on homepage
North Rhine - Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen)
Information on homepage
Rhineland Palantine (Rheinland-Pflaz)
Information on homepage
Saarland
Information on homepage.
Saxonia (Sachsen)
Information on Homepage
Saxony-Anhalt (Sachsen-Anhalt)
Information on Homepage / detailed information Homepage
Schleswig-Holstein
Information on Homepage
Thuringia (Thüringen)
Information on Homepage
Related discussions threads about travel in / to Germany
Summer tourism in Germany
Quarantine rules relaxed (May 2021)
Covid19 testing in FRA / MUC
Updated on April 22st 2022
Coronavirus in Germany
#211
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Yes, one shot is acceptable if the second one is with an mRNA vaccine (Biontech-Pfizer or Moderna). From October 1st you will need an additional booster with mRNA!
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Yes, I saw that. At that time many sources still referenced the 270-day rule. It was only a few days ago that I noticed many websites got updated to reflect 2 doses only (this includes United info on my reservation and IATA Timatic). So one would hope the information would have been cascaded to Bundespolizei etc. by now, and certainly by the time summer travel is in full swing. Interesting enough Lufthansa travel regulations have still not been updated.
Just checked in (or tried at least) for a Condor flight to Germany tomorrow. They still list the 270 day rule during the upload of documents (which failed for probably other reasons).
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I need to get a covid test done the day before I fly back from Germany to the US.
I have a test kit and an appointment for a supervised telehealth test, but the available time slots aren't very convenient.
I was thinking of having a rapid test done at a local test center or pharmacy instead.
Google searching located a couple of pharmacies and a couple of covid test centers close to where I'll be that day.
As a tourist, can I use a covid test center like https://lokal-testzentren.de/en/ ? I wouldn't expect it to be free for tourists.
Or should I try to locate a local pharmacy instead? Is there a directory where I can see which pharmacies in a region offers covid testing?
I have a test kit and an appointment for a supervised telehealth test, but the available time slots aren't very convenient.
I was thinking of having a rapid test done at a local test center or pharmacy instead.
Google searching located a couple of pharmacies and a couple of covid test centers close to where I'll be that day.
As a tourist, can I use a covid test center like https://lokal-testzentren.de/en/ ? I wouldn't expect it to be free for tourists.
Or should I try to locate a local pharmacy instead? Is there a directory where I can see which pharmacies in a region offers covid testing?
#214
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I need to get a covid test done the day before I fly back from Germany to the US.
I have a test kit and an appointment for a supervised telehealth test, but the available time slots aren't very convenient.
I was thinking of having a rapid test done at a local test center or pharmacy instead.
Google searching located a couple of pharmacies and a couple of covid test centers close to where I'll be that day.
As a tourist, can I use a covid test center like https://lokal-testzentren.de/en/ ? I wouldn't expect it to be free for tourists.
Or should I try to locate a local pharmacy instead? Is there a directory where I can see which pharmacies in a region offers covid testing?
I have a test kit and an appointment for a supervised telehealth test, but the available time slots aren't very convenient.
I was thinking of having a rapid test done at a local test center or pharmacy instead.
Google searching located a couple of pharmacies and a couple of covid test centers close to where I'll be that day.
As a tourist, can I use a covid test center like https://lokal-testzentren.de/en/ ? I wouldn't expect it to be free for tourists.
Or should I try to locate a local pharmacy instead? Is there a directory where I can see which pharmacies in a region offers covid testing?
I think the info about test centres is held locally/by state so no national database that I'm aware of, but the Land or city you're in should provide a directory of test sites. If you tell us where in Germany you'll be, someone may be able to point you in the right direction.
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I've had non-German visitors get their travel tests at local free testing sites in Munich without any problem. (You have to show your passport when you sign up, so it's not as though they were trying to buck the system!) I've not done an official one for a while, but I have never been asked for proof of residency. You receive an emailed certificate with your test result - whether this is exactly the data needed for US entry, I don't know.
I think the info about test centres is held locally/by state so no national database that I'm aware of, but the Land or city you're in should provide a directory of test sites. If you tell us where in Germany you'll be, someone may be able to point you in the right direction.
I think the info about test centres is held locally/by state so no national database that I'm aware of, but the Land or city you're in should provide a directory of test sites. If you tell us where in Germany you'll be, someone may be able to point you in the right direction.
I'll be traveling from Enkirch (on the Mosel) via Rudesheim to Wiesbaden.
The most likely route has me passing through locations like Kirchberg, Simmern, and Bingen, and there seem to be some test centers available:
https://testzentrum-rlp.de (Kirchberg, Simmern, and some more locations)
https://www.testzentrum-rheinnahe.de (Simmern, Bingen, and some other locations)
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I've had non-German visitors get their travel tests at local free testing sites in Munich without any problem. (You have to show your passport when you sign up, so it's not as though they were trying to buck the system!) I've not done an official one for a while, but I have never been asked for proof of residency.
Worst case, you can get a test at FRA for about $30, I think.
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Thanks for the info. I'm not planning to go to FRA until the morning of my flight, so I'd rather get the covid test out of the way the day before. But it's good to know that the option exists.
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open 24 hrs, located in the walkway between T1 and the Long Distance Train Stations, pretty easy to find. Antigen test costs 29 Euros, 15-20 mins to get results. I just checked for appointments today and they have openings all day, so should be no issue as a backup solution.
We spent some time in the Rhein/Mosel area last week where you’ll be and saw public testing centers all over the place. Pharmacies, popup centers in trailers and buses, etc. So you can probably find one that will test you for free the day before departure (remember, it doesn’t have to be within 24 hrs of departure for US, just the day of or before departure). Ask for the Bürgertest.
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https://flughafen-frankfurt.ecocare.center/en/
open 24 hrs, located in the walkway between T1 and the Long Distance Train Stations, pretty easy to find. Antigen test costs 29 Euros, 15-20 mins to get results. I just checked for appointments today and they have openings all day, so should be no issue as a backup solution.
We spent some time in the Rhein/Mosel area last week where you’ll be and saw public testing centers all over the place. Pharmacies, popup centers in trailers and buses, etc. So you can probably find one that will test you for free the day before departure (remember, it doesn’t have to be within 24 hrs of departure for US, just the day of or before departure). Ask for the Bürgertest.
open 24 hrs, located in the walkway between T1 and the Long Distance Train Stations, pretty easy to find. Antigen test costs 29 Euros, 15-20 mins to get results. I just checked for appointments today and they have openings all day, so should be no issue as a backup solution.
We spent some time in the Rhein/Mosel area last week where you’ll be and saw public testing centers all over the place. Pharmacies, popup centers in trailers and buses, etc. So you can probably find one that will test you for free the day before departure (remember, it doesn’t have to be within 24 hrs of departure for US, just the day of or before departure). Ask for the Bürgertest.
Worth calling ahead if you're a non-resident, usually costs 25-30 €.
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Correct, as I said in my earlier post, YMMV. Similar to the digital Covid certs for CDC card holders. I wanted to get new certs since I got booster shots and the original certs were approaching the 270 day validity date. One pharmacy turned me down (“we can only do it for people who were vaccinated in Germany”), another one in a different (smaller town) gave me the cert.
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I've had non-German visitors get their travel tests at local free testing sites in Munich without any problem. (You have to show your passport when you sign up, so it's not as though they were trying to buck the system!) I've not done an official one for a while, but I have never been asked for proof of residency. You receive an emailed certificate with your test result - whether this is exactly the data needed for US entry, I don't know.
I think the info about test centres is held locally/by state so no national database that I'm aware of, but the Land or city you're in should provide a directory of test sites. If you tell us where in Germany you'll be, someone may be able to point you in the right direction.
I think the info about test centres is held locally/by state so no national database that I'm aware of, but the Land or city you're in should provide a directory of test sites. If you tell us where in Germany you'll be, someone may be able to point you in the right direction.
Can us ugly Americans just show up where there is an obvious sign and try to get a test? I looked at signing up ahead of time, but didn't really want to sign up for "free" when I'd happily spend 20euros or something vs. the 45euros they want at the (Munich) flughafen.
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Just the question I was going to ask.
Can us ugly Americans just show up where there is an obvious sign and try to get a test? I looked at signing up ahead of time, but didn't really want to sign up for "free" when I'd happily spend 20euros or something vs. the 45euros they want at the (Munich) flughafen.
Can us ugly Americans just show up where there is an obvious sign and try to get a test? I looked at signing up ahead of time, but didn't really want to sign up for "free" when I'd happily spend 20euros or something vs. the 45euros they want at the (Munich) flughafen.
Again, just a quick stop in advance or phone call along the lines of "I'm a non-resident but need a test, I can pay for it" should yield a quick answer.
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so after reading various websites and the above FAQ as it stands now, as an American passport holder, I would be entering Germany by TRAIN after spending a few days in France. I am a dirty, heretical, scandalously unvaxxed plague rat. I'm responsible for the death of thousands.
So all I will need is an antigen or PCR test within 48 hours? is that what I read correctly?
So all I will need is an antigen or PCR test within 48 hours? is that what I read correctly?
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I need to get a covid test done the day before I fly back from Germany to the US.
I have a test kit and an appointment for a supervised telehealth test, but the available time slots aren't very convenient.
I was thinking of having a rapid test done at a local test center or pharmacy instead.
Google searching located a couple of pharmacies and a couple of covid test centers close to where I'll be that day.
As a tourist, can I use a covid test center like https://lokal-testzentren.de/en/ ? I wouldn't expect it to be free for tourists.
Or should I try to locate a local pharmacy instead? Is there a directory where I can see which pharmacies in a region offers covid testing?
I have a test kit and an appointment for a supervised telehealth test, but the available time slots aren't very convenient.
I was thinking of having a rapid test done at a local test center or pharmacy instead.
Google searching located a couple of pharmacies and a couple of covid test centers close to where I'll be that day.
As a tourist, can I use a covid test center like https://lokal-testzentren.de/en/ ? I wouldn't expect it to be free for tourists.
Or should I try to locate a local pharmacy instead? Is there a directory where I can see which pharmacies in a region offers covid testing?
#225
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Thank you notquiteaff for listing the acceptable vaccine list!
I am a Novavax trial participant in the US and although I do have a CDC card documenting my 2 injections and the booster(On January 31,2022) that card says I am a "vaccine trial participant". All other documentation looks good on the card.
Eagerly awaiting our stupid FDA slow walk to approve Novavax in June and I fly in July.
Guess they do need to prioritize approving baby formula production now after dropping the ball on this issue since February! Ugh.
I am a Novavax trial participant in the US and although I do have a CDC card documenting my 2 injections and the booster(On January 31,2022) that card says I am a "vaccine trial participant". All other documentation looks good on the card.
Eagerly awaiting our stupid FDA slow walk to approve Novavax in June and I fly in July.
Guess they do need to prioritize approving baby formula production now after dropping the ball on this issue since February! Ugh.