Children and adolescents in Estonia, who have been and will be fully vaccinated against Covid-19, will have their digital Covid-19 certificates with a 15-month term of validity instead to the current nine months, public broadcaster ERR reports quoting a government decision.
The Estonian government decided on Thursday, January 28, that during the 15 months after their vaccination, underage Estonians will not have to self-isolate upon returning from abroad and can take part in activities limited to the general public as part of the epidemiological restrictions by presenting their certificate.
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The updated rules are due to come into force in the EU in February. They will reduce the period of validity of vaccination certificates for adults from the current 12 months to nine months. To protect themselves and extend the validity of their certificate to 12 months, adults can receive a booster shot and then download an updated certificate from digilugu.ee website.
For minors the term of certificate validity of 15 months will only be in force in Estonia, therefore as a foreign trip is planned, the general limit of nine months in the EU has to be kept. Travellers should also check the rules applicable in the destination country, ERR reports.
Estonia prolongs digital Covid-19 certificate to adolescents to 15 months
