I can't enter Croatia with my EU Digital COVID Certificate

I already had COVID back in January, and therefore I got my EU Digital COVID Certificate, that is valid until end 27.07.2021. As I live in Austria and already had COVID, I should get only one dose of the vaccine. Last month I tried to get my vaccine, but they told me that I need to wait 6-8 months till I can get my shot.

In August, I'm going on a vacation to Croatia. Now, on the site of the Ministry of Croatia it states that you can enter if you have:

certificate showing that they have recovered from COVID-19 and have received one dose of vaccine within six months from contracting the disease, provided that the vaccine was administered less than 210 days from their arrival at the border crossing point;

So, that means, I can't enter with my EU Digital COVID Certificate, because I will be vaccinated more than 6 months after contracting COVID?

This does not make sense to me, because my certificate will not be valid if I don't get my first and only shot till 27.7.2021. But I can't do that, because I need to wait till at least 6 months have passed.

Best Answer

It means that you cannot qualify under that bullet point to enter Croatia. But you can get a digital COVID certificate on the basis of a negative test. Such certificates are valid for 48 or 72 hours, depending on the circumstances. See https://gruenerpass.gv.at/getestet/:

Ich bin getestet.

Wie lange gilt mein Zertifikat in Österreich?

Ein PCR-Test gilt 72 Stunden.

Ein Antigen-Test, der in einer Teststraße oder Apotheke gemacht wird, gilt 48 Stunden.

Translation (from the website; it's not precisely the same in English as in German):

I've been tested.

How long is my certificate valid for?

A PCR test is valid for 72 hours.

An antigen test which is made at a testing site or at a pharmacy is valid for 48 hours.