Foreign jabs to be good enough for travel – but only from December

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. While those jabbed by the NHS need not quarantine in the event of being “pinged” after a flight to the UK, anyone vaccinated abroad must self-isolate for 10 days – causing misery for families and deterring some from visiting the UK in case it happens. “Huge help for British nationals vaccinated abroad who want to come back and visit friends and family in England.” The Department of Health said the change would not take immediate effect to allow time for the legislation to be changed – and to “update operational systems so that those contacts who are vaccinated overseas receive the right advice”. “Why would anyone vaccinated abroad risk coming here if they could be forced to quarantine for 10 days?” He demanded that the government address the inability of children under 16 to access their vaccine records, and remove the need for vaccinated travellers to pay for “unnecessary” tests. Mr Bradshaw said: “Taken together, the UK government’s continuing restrictions and policy anomalies have held back recovery in the travel sector in Britain while the rest of Europe has been roaring ahead.”