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Austria places expiry date on vaccination validity

Destinations
Will Payne
9 November 2021

The Austrian government has placed an expiration date on the validity of vaccinations amid an increase in Covid-19 cases.

The country's (pictured: Vienna) Covid-19 travel curbs were lifted on Monday (16 May)

As of Monday (8 November), Jabs are now only valid for nine months, instead of 12, after the second dose is administered. A booster jab will then be required to enter restaurants, bars and entertainment spaces.

Consumer services that involve close personal contact, such as hairdressing and beauty treatments, as well as organised gatherings of more than 25 people, will also require evidence of full vaccination or recovery.

Face masks will be required in retail venues, museums and libraries. Children up to the age of 12 are currently exempt from entry rules.