European Union to propose a 9-month validity on COVID vaccines for travel

In a recent travel development, the European Union (EU) will propose a nine-month validity or time limit on Coronavirus vaccines for travel. The EU will also recommend prioritising vaccinated travellers. According to an official report, the European Commission will recommend its members to continue welcoming vaccinated travellers with shots approved by the bloc.

The announcement comes after the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) suggested that vaccine boosters should be considered for all adults for travel.
On Thursday, EU Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders said that a new internal EU travel framework will be prepared that will focus on individuals' vaccination or recovery status than on caseloads in the countries they are travelling from.

We have been fully active in finding solutions to guarantee the safe free movement of people and protect public health during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Today we are proposing a new Recommendation for better coordination of safe free travel.

Here are our updated proposals ⏬

— European Commission 🇪🇺 (@EU_Commission) November 25, 2021

The proposed updates will set a new time limit for the validity of vaccines and make booster shots an important thing for travelling to Europe. However, the EU is still not ready to propose a time limit for booster shot certificates. The commission also wants to extend its rules on the EU digital certificate beyond next summer.

The new revised rules will allow kids between 6 and 17 years with a negative PCR test travel to the EU nations even if they're unvaccinated. However, the EU nations could ask for additional testing, quarantine or self-isolation after arriving in the country.