Europe to Count ‘Never Vaccinated’ Those with TURKOVAC

About 2 weeks ago, Germany, a European Union country, made a remarkable approach towards Turkey’s native vaccine, TURKOVAC. Germany, which has updated the visa requirements for those going to Germany from Turkey, announced that those who have received two doses of TURKOVAC vaccine will be considered as if they have never been vaccinated. Today, directly A similar decision came from the European Union..

The European Union has announced the rules that will apply to travel from tomorrow. With the new rules, 270 days have passed since the second dose of vaccine. Those who have the TURKOVAC, Sinovac and Sputnik V vaccineswill be considered unvaccinated across the EU. While this decision for Sinovac and Sputnik V vaccines has been in effect for some time, TURKOVAC is the last vaccine to be included in this list.

Only those with EU-recognized vaccines can enter, a third dose of vaccine is required:

In order to enter the European Union, it will be mandatory to have only the vaccines recognized by the European Union. So to the EU only Moderna, BioNTech, AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson and NovaVax Those who have their vaccinations and those who prove it with a digital vaccination passport will be able to enter. Otherwise, these people will not be able to move around the EU.

Another rule is to have the third dose of vaccine from one of the above vaccines, which is recognized by the EU, after two doses of vaccine. Those who have the third dose of vaccine will have full freedom in the EU and also, test results will not be requested from these people. Persons will be considered unvaccinated if 270 days have passed since the second vaccination.