The French government has a new definition of the term ‘fully vaccinated’, in force since February 1.
In order to be considered fully vaccinated, France-bound passengers over the age of 18 must have certification showing that they received a booster dose with an RNA vaccine (Pfizer or Moderna) if nine months has elapsed since the last dose of vaccine in the initial series.
This is applicable for travel to metropolitan France, Corsica and France’s Overseas Territories, which includes Réunion, Mayotte and other island territories belonging to France.
Travellers who do not meet these criteria are considered unvaccinated and must follow the regulations for unvaccinated people entering France.
The booster dose can be:
*a third dose for two-dose vaccine recipients.
*a second dose for recipients of the one-dose Janssen or for travellers who have been infected by COVID-19, and this requires only one dose of vaccine.
Unvaccinated travellers and those who are outside the 270-day limit and have not had the booster, will only be admitted to France for a ‘compelling reason’, such as visiting a dying relative.
