Covid recovery certificate for under 12s?

MrBurns

Hi, don't suppose anyone has any experience of obtaining a Covid recovery certificate for a child under 12? We are due to fly to Malta next week, and were on the verge of cancelling (at significant cost!) due to their PCR entry requirements for children preventing us from getting in with our recently recovered son. However Malta have today announced that recovery certificates will be acceptable for the unvaccinated from 11th April. Unfortunately I've checked the NHS site and called 119 and there does not seem to be any facility to obtain these for under 12s?!

Thanks in advance for any advice!

Caz3121

possibly one for a private doctors service who will require the evidence from a positive PCR with date. Does he have this?

lisyloo

Have you looked privately?

MrBurns

ok thank you so much, I hadn't realised that was an option so I will look into obtaining one privately. It does seem bizarre though that something that can be obtained freely via the NHS app for over 12s must be paid for privately for younger children! But at least it sounds like there is a chance we can still make the holiday.

silvercar

The big question is what evidence do you have that he tested positive? Proof by LFT? PCR? Or what? 

There are many private online services that will issue a certificate of recovery. Check what evidence they require, as they may not all be the same.

MrBurns

For our youngest we have a positive LFT which we uploaded against his NHS number last week so hopefully that will count. Our eldest was infected a few months ago but this is within the 180 timeframe for Malta so I'm hoping this also counts, I'm sure we would have uploaded his result to the NHS at the time but I doubt we still have the email/text evidence of this. Hopefully my eldest will test negative on the pre-flight PCR though unless he has been reinfected recently without realising.

Has anyone used Healify: https://thehealthify.co.uk/asp-products/buy-your-covid-recovery-certificate/ or can recommend a legitimate certifier? At lot of these look like scam sites (similar to the ones which charge for filling out an EHIC application for example) so not sure who to trust!

I think the lesson I'm learning is don't try to travel to Malta with children aged between 5-11!

silvercar

MrBurns said:

For our youngest we have a positive LFT which we uploaded against his NHS number last week so hopefully that will count. Our eldest was infected a few months ago but this is within the 180 timeframe for Malta so I'm hoping this also counts, I'm sure we would have uploaded his result to the NHS at the time but I doubt we still have the email/text evidence of this. Hopefully my eldest will test negative on the pre-flight PCR though unless he has been reinfected recently without realising.

Has anyone used Healify: https://thehealthify.co.uk/asp-products/buy-your-covid-recovery-certificate/ or can recommend a legitimate certifier? At lot of these look like scam sites (similar to the ones which charge for filling out an EHIC application for example) so not sure who to trust!

I think the lesson I'm learning is don't try to travel to Malta with children aged between 5-11!

They look as legit as any other that I've seen. After all, it is only someone looking at your certificate and issuing another one. 

49whitehouse

I am wondering how you got on with this? I now found myself in the same position as we go to Canada in a fortnight? Did you pay for a private recovery certificate?

superbigal

I think the lesson I'm learning is don't try to travel to Malta with children aged between 5-11!

Children aged 5-11 may use their vaccination certificate. 
So hardly a problem if you had the child vaccinated.

sheramber

superbigal said:

I think the lesson I'm learning is don't try to travel to Malta with children aged between 5-11!

Children aged 5-11 may use their vaccination certificate. 
So hardly a problem if you had the child vaccinated.

The OP was travelling to Malta in early April. Children's vaccination didn't start until later  and there needs to be 12 weeks before second jag so not any use to the OP.

sheramber

49whitehouse said:

I am wondering how you got on with this? I now found myself in the same position as we go to Canada in a fortnight? Did you pay for a private recovery certificate?

Does Canada accept a recovery certificate?