EU moves to place Covid booster jabs at heart of travel rules
theguardian.comPeople living in the European Union who want to travel around the bloc without being tested or going into quarantine should get a Covid booster jab nine months after their original vaccination, the European Commission has proposed.
The EU’s executive body said there should be a standard nine-month acceptance period for vaccines across the bloc, in an attempt to do away with a confusing mix of rules across the 27 member states.
The Commission is also expected to propose similar measures for travellers coming into the EU.
The nine-month period reflects scientific advice that the first round of vaccines wanes after six months, adding three months to allow governments to get booster-shot programmes up and running.
Both draft laws would have to be
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