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Covid infection low among vaccinated travellers, data suggests

Government
Will Payne
26 August 2021

Only four out of every 1,000 fully vaccinated holidaymakers tested positive for Covid-19 upon their return to the UK in July, new research suggests.

Travellers will no longer be required to show proof of a negative Covid-19 test to enter

The Telegraph reports the data, being studied by health secretary Sajid Javid, shows that at the end of last month, only 0.4% of vaccinated travellers arriving back from holiday at UK airports had contracted the virus.

Arrivals jabbed only once were twice as likely to test positive, representing 0.8% of arrivals.

According to the analysis by testing firm Cignpost Diagnostics, which reportedly conducts 11,000 tests on arrivals a day, only between 1 and 1.2% of unvaccinated holidaymakers also tested positive.