COVID-19 Mix-and-match (AstraZeneca & BioNTech/Pfizer): Am I considered vaccinated for travel in Europe?
I received a first dose of AstraZeneca, and a second dose of BioNTech/Pfizer within six weeks. I am wondering if I would be considered fully vaccinated in the EU given that I received this "mix-and-match" vaccination?
More context: I am an EU-Citizen with permanent residency in a non-EU country, where I live. This country is on the EU "green list". I will be travelling from here through a connecting EU country to another EU country, of which I am a citizen. I understand that coming from a "green list" country, I can either present proof of being fully vaccinated, or a negative PCR test upon arrival. I know that AstraZeneca and BioNTech/Pfizer, individually, are recognised, but I have not found clear information about their combination.
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COVID-19 Mix-and-match (AstraZeneca & BioNTech/Pfizer): Am I considered vaccinated for travel in Europe?
Yes for France.
A ce stade, les autorités françaises acceptent également les combinaisons de vaccins suivantes : AstraZeneca/Pfizer Comirnaty et AstraZeneca/Moderna.
NB:
- Policies around COVID-19 keep changing, so better check with consulates and airlines for the latest updates.
- Each EU country has its own policy regarding the required vaccination, if any.
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I had hoped that at least for EU countries, there would be a general EMA guidance, but it appears this is not necessarily the case. So creating a wiki in case people wish to add details for particular countries as it can be a headache to plan travel (e.g., connecting flights). Of course it is important to double-check an authoritative source as information may become quickly out-of-date, and other restrictions may apply (this only relates to who is considered "vaccinated"):
- France (2021-10-18): A ce stade, les autorités françaises acceptent également les combinaisons de vaccins suivantes : AstraZeneca/Pfizer Comirnaty et AstraZeneca/Moderna. (From @FranckDernoncourt's answer: AstraZeneca/BioNTech-Pfizer or AstraZeneca/Moderna appear to be accepted).
- Germany (2021-10-18): Defers to the Paul Ehrlich Institute, which accepts 2 doses of BioNtech-Pfizer, 2 doses of Moderna, 2 doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca, 1 dose of Jansen, or the following combinations: AstraZeneca then BioNtech-Pfizer, or AstraZeneca then Moderna, or Moderna then BioNtech-Pfizer, or BioNtech-Pfizer then Moderna.
- Ireland (2021-10-18): Lists the explicit vaccination doses that are accepted (2 doses of BioNtech-Pfizer, 2 doses of Moderna, 2 doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca, 1 dose of Jansen) but does not include mention of any combination of vaccines.
- The Netherlands (2021-10-18): Accepts a much wider range of vaccines, including Covishield, Sinopharm, Sinovac, but does not discuss combinations.
- Spain (2021-10-18): Accepts any vaccine approved for marketing by the EMA and the WHO and mentions that the complete vaccination schedule must be available. The EMA-accepted vaccines at this time include AstraZeneca, BioNTech-Pfizer, Jansen, Moderna. The WHO has accepted a much broader range of vaccines for Emergency Use, but the Spanish page indicates that it is approved by the EMA and WHO (not clear if it's really intended as a conjunction or a disjunction).
(Feel free to extend with further details for other countries.)
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