Ministers are to consider lifting the requirement for “expensive” PCR tests for fully vaccinated holidaymakers returning from green list countries – but the decision will hinge on Porton Down tests on transmissibility.
The Telegraph reported that Grant Shapps, the transport secretary, is in favour of a “vaccination dividend” for jabbed travellers but “ministers would need to be reassured by scientists that there was no serious risk of transmission from those who had been inoculated”.
A change in the travel rules would be considered on 28th June during the review of the traffic light system.
The review depends on findings of the extent to which a fully vaccinated person can bring back a variant of concern.
The EU’s proposed green certificate allows unrestricted travel for the vaccinated, with those who are not vaccinated required to take PCR tests or demonstrate they have previously had the virus.
