Only the fully vaccinated will be issued the SafePass vaccination from October 18, according to a decision of the Council of Ministers.
According to a relevant announcement, during the control that was carried out, it was revealed from the databases that approximately 11,000 people have been vaccinated with the 1st dose, but have not then proceeded to the vaccination with the 2nd dose. Single-dose vaccination, according to scientific data, offers lower coverage and does not protect against mutations as well.
Therefore, it was deemed necessary to make the necessary amendments to the SafePass vaccination requirement. Specifically, by decision of the Council of Ministers, from October 18, only fully vaccinated individuals will be able to issue SafePass (vaccination with both vaccine doses or with the Janssen single-dose vaccine).
Therefore, citizens receiving the first dose have been urged to take the time required for the second dose (1 weeks for the Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine, 2 weeks for the Moderna vaccine and 3 weeks for the Moderna vaccine AstraZeneca), to proceed until October 4 with vaccination in the walk-in vaccination centers that operate nationwide.
Those who do not wish to take the 2nd dose, from October 18 onwards, for SafePass purposes, should have a negative result from a PCR or rapid antigen test with a strength of 72 hours. Individuals who do not complete their vaccination schedule after the days required between the 1st and 2nd doses should have their own PCR or rapid antigen test at private pharmacies or clinical laboratories.
Finally, it is clarified that the conditions for issuing a SafePass with a certificate of recovery from the disease COVID-19 in the last 6 months and with a certificate of negative test (PCR or rapid antigen test) with a validity of 72 hours, are not affected and continue to be valid as they are.
Source: Sigmalive