🚨New travel regulations coming into force tomorrow, 19 July
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Operator Liability) (England) (Amendment) (No. 6) Regulations 2021
legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/865/…
This is the explanatory note - there are lots of amendments but it looks like they are all focussed on allowing Amber list ('Category 2') arrivals to not quarantine if they (a) are vaccinated or are (b) a child (i.e. under 18)
As announced recently, this does not apply to (a) people who have been in "Metropolitan France" or (b) people who have been in red list ('Category 3') countries
Well, you learn something every day! (I do, I'm sure you all knew what "Metropolitan France" was before I tweeted this...
So here's a big bit of news - the travel rules do *not* include an exemption for people who cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons, as has been included in the 16 August onwards rules for self-isolation if you are instructed by Test and Trace
The exemption from self-isolation after visiting Amber list countries does apply to:
(1) People double vaccinated in the UK under the UK vaccination scheme at least 14 days previously
(2) Children
(3) Vaccinated abroad under the UK vaccination scheme
(4) People in vaccine trials
I have updated the table docs.google.com/document/d/1ne…
Seems there is some argument over whether the Beta Variant is common in Metropolitan France, or the island of Reunion, a French territory which isn't included in the "Amber+" list...
I'll leave to the epidemiologists...
independent.co.uk/news/health/wh…
Yes it appears to
Unless you were vaccinated by the UK scheme outside the UK
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