The new Joint Ministerial Decision changed the validity period for both the vaccination certificate and the disease certificate. The validity of these certificates was extended, as previously announced by the Minister of Health, Thanos Plevris.
With the new decision, which concerns vaccinated and unvaccinated, the validity period of the vaccination certificate is 9 months, and that of the disease certificate at 6 months. The time limits were ninety (90) days and seven (7) months respectively.
Thus, the disease certificates that expired before April 4, when the implementation of the decision begins, will now have a new expiration date.
Vaccination certificates
According to the JMC, fully vaccinated against coronavirus are considered:
- those who have completed at least fourteen (14) days of coronavirus vaccination COVID-19 and present a vaccination certificate with simultaneous identification of the holder and
- those who have been vaccinated for coronavirus COVID-19 with the first dose of the two (2) dose vaccine, then get coronavirus COVID-19 and demonstrate a certificate of full coverage-recovery and vaccination with simultaneous identification of the holder.
"Adults who have been vaccinated and at least nine (9) months have elapsed since the second dose or, in the case of single-dose vaccines, the single dose, are considered fully vaccinated if they have received the booster dose," the statement said. decision.
Disease certificates
Regarding the disease certificates in the JMC it is stated that they are issued:
- after laboratory test by PCR method for coronavirus COVID-19, within fourteen (14) days after the first positive test,
- especially for the fully vaccinated, in accordance with the provisions of par. 2, and after a positive control using the rapid detection of coronavirus antigen COVID-19 (rapid test).
Regarding the disease certificates, he states that now "the validity of the disease certificate lasts up to one hundred and eighty (180) days after the above single or first positive test".
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