Travelling to Italy with single dose (says need proof - any ideas what?) 17 January 2022 at 2:22PM edited 16 February 2022 at 9:37AM in Coronavirus travel help & info 8 replies 441 views

Reala

Hi all, I know in Italy you need the 'Super Green Pass' to do pretty much anything, which usuaully requires two doses.

However, a child is travelling and iNews reports that: "Italy will accept a single dose of vaccination for Super Green Pass status so long as the holder is not yet eligible for their second dose."

This is the case, of course, with the majority of UK children (including ours) not yet able to have the second dose.

The annoying thing is, I can't find any information on what proof is accepted and how to get it. The NHS lines I've contacted just say that I need two doses for a certificate and don't seem to want to engage about the proof for a single dose.

Any thoughts/experiences would be greatly appreciated

onashoestring

What is the age of the child ? 

In Italy Children aged 11 and under are exempt from presenting a green pass and Super Green Pass  .

The NHS COVID Pass letter for International Travel is not available to children aged 12 to 15 who have only received an incomplete course of vaccination (such as 1 dose of a 2-dose vaccine).

However In Italy Minors aged 12-17 (who are not fully vaccinated) can test every 48 hours to obtain a green pass.

francescp

We are in the same position.... 14 and 12 year old had covid so 1st dose was delayed and so can't have second dose til march. They are within the 180 days after a positive test so they can go, but without the proof of having had covid cos under 16s don't have the app.
Going around in circles to try to sort it unless Italian resorts can accept a positive PCR text / Email as proof - but as there's no scannable bar code we don't know how to manage it.
Need to get an answer from someone who's in italy to test what restaurants / ski lift operators will accept 
Any ideas?

francescp

Reala, have you got any further with this? 
If we have proof of the first vaccine, it's on out child's medical record summary that we can get from the GP and it's not yet 12 weeks since the first dose, that means  not yet eligible... but is that acceptable?

onashoestring

No experience with travel in Italy but recent trip to France with a teenager with one vaccination meant travelling to a  testing facility,  waiting for a test result to obtain a green pass ( which was only valid for 24 hours from the time the test was taken ) to allow us to go to restaurant in the evening. Repeat .

zagfles

Telegraph reporting that digital covid passes will be available for children 12-15 by Feb half term.

Smith2001uk

Are you able to access their records making an account in the nhsx site? 

That's where I get my covid pass from for international travel 

SHEILA54

My husband and I are triple vaccinated, last October for booster. We are booked to go to Austria and then to Italy in May but , as i read it, we will be outside of the 180 day since last vaccination requirement.  Has anyone any information about this as we had to transfer the booking from 2 years ago as they wouldn't refund our money and I am pretty sure that travel insurance won't cover this matter?
Thanks

Caz3121

how long will it have been since your booster when you travel?
Austria shows "If you received a booster more than 120 days after being fully immunised, this must not have been more than 270 days before arrival.
Different vaccine validity rules apply once in Austria: two-dose vaccinations are only valid for 180 days (210 days for under 18 year olds). A booster is still valid for 270 days."
Italy shows "The primary vaccination certificate has unlimited validity in Italy for those who have had a booster dose."