As of today, the period of validity of the certificates (Green Pass) is – retrospectively – only 270 days, just under nine months. So anyone who – from today’s perspective – got the second sting on March 11, 2021 or before, is considered unvaccinated. With this shortening, more than 28,000 vaccination certificates are no longer valid nationwide. Excluded from the reduction are those who have recovered who have been vaccinated at least once: According to the Ministry of Social Affairs, the vaccination certificate is still valid for 360 days. There is also an innovation for people who have been immunized with the Janssen vaccine: From January 3, 2022, they will need the second prick for a valid vaccination certificate.
Contact Tracing neu
There are also changes in contact tracing. People who have only been immunized with a vector vaccine (AstraZeneca or Janssen) are considered to be Kontakt 1 people after four months after the second vaccination and not as K2 people as before and must be in quarantine. If there is a suspicion of being infected with the Omikron variant, the following applies to everyone, regardless of whether they have been vaccinated or recovered: 14 days of quarantine. According to the state crisis team, premature free testing via PCR is not possible.
Source: Nachrichten
