COVID-19 Update
The U.S. Embassy in Paris issued the following health alert on February 4, 2022.
As of February 1, France changed the rules for entry into France. Under the new rules, to be considered fully vaccinated for entry purposes, travelers age 18 and above must now have a booster shot, which must be an mRNA vaccine (Moderna or Pfizer) if their second dose (only dose of Johnson & Johnson/Jansen) was more than 9 months before their entry into France. The rules for those under 18 have not changed.
Thus, the new rules when someone age 12 and above is considered fully vaccinated are 28 days after receiving one dose of Johnson & Johnson Janssen vaccine, 7 days after receiving a second dose of other vaccines approved by the European Medicines Agency (Pfizer/Comirnaty, Moderna, AstraZeneca/Vaxzevria/Covishield), and, for persons who have received all the required doses of a WHO-licensed vaccine not approved by the European Medicines Agency, 7 days after receiving an additional dose of an EMA-approved mRNA vaccine. However, in order to continue to be considered as fully vaccinated, persons aged eighteen or over must have received a dose of an mRNA vaccine no later than 9 months following the injection of the last required dose.
Please note that the above only applies to the rules to enter France. Different rules apply to receiving the vaccine pass. As a reminder, the vaccine pass requires a booster shot for people age 18 and older within seven months (until February 15, when this become four months) after their second shot. Due to this difference, it is possible for a person to be considered fully vaccinated to enter France, but not fully vaccinated to receive the vaccine pass. The vaccine pass (or a health pass for those age 12-15, and a vaccine pass without the need for a booster for those age 16-17) is necessary to enter restaurants, bars, theaters, museums, gyms, sporting events, cultural centers, and certain other locations, as well as for long distance air, train, and bus travel.