EU Sets Binding 9-Month Validity of Vaccinations for COVID-19 Travel Pass

EU Sets Binding 9-Month Validity of Vaccinations for COVID-19 Travel Pass
Travelers walk with their luggage at Fiumicino Airport near Rome, Italy, on May 17, 2021. Remo Casilli/Reuters
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The European Commission on Tuesday adopted rules that will make the European Union COVID-19 certificate valid for travel nine months after the completion of the primary vaccination schedule.

The proposal comes as several EU states introduce additional requirements on travelers in a bid to reduce the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant. EU Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders told Reuters the EU Commission was against additional requirements, and was assessing the measures.