How to travel safely during the pandemic
Travel safely during the pandemic is very hard. Countries in the EU, Asia, Arabia, North or South America have different approaches. Even in the EU zone, all the countries have particular deadlines and rules to enter their border. If you want to travel abroad in a pandemic, you must carefully follow the directions from specific countries. Let’s talk about the general rules that the USA & EU countries have.
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Travel safely in the EU
If you want specific rules for travelling in the EU, you should check the local embassy. All the EU members have various restrictions. Those rules vary country by country, city by city, etc. There are general rules that could help you in every country of EU:
Double-jab vaccines give you the green light
It seems that double-jab vaccines give you the green light to enter every country in the EU. There are many vaccines. Always look at the short-list approved by the particular EU member. For instance, every EU country approves these vaccines – Pfizer, Modern, Johnson & Johnson. The EU authorities do not authorize Chinese vaccines like Sinopharm and Sinovac. Also, they don’t give you the green light on Russian vaccines. If you had double-jab of those vaccines mentioned above, you can quickly enter any border in the EU;
Full vaccinated people travel in EU and USA without restrictions for last few months. Some countries ask for separate PCR tests;
Most EU countries don’t recognize Chinese vaccines
According to the last data, EU countries don’t approve Chinese vaccines due to quality issues. It would be hard for you to find a real official note about this issue. However, there are many topics in popular forums about EU members’ concerns with Sinopharm and Sinovac vaccines. That’s why it’s better to get Pfizer, Moderna or Johnson & Johnson;
Negative PCR tests needed
For instance, in most countries (For example, Greece, Bulgaria, Estonia, etc.), you need to show negative PCR tests. Those tests have to be up-to-date. Greece is asking for the PCR test result of the maximum 72 hours. It means that you can take a PCR test maximum of 3 days before the entry. Follow the specific rules of each country because they may ask for PCR tests and vaccination too.