How people vaccinated in the USA can access the French health passport

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From The Local fr:

If you were vaccinated in France it is pretty simple to load your vaccination certificate onto the health passport app – here’s how.

But what about those vaccinated in the USA, either tourists or French nationals or residents who got their vaccinations while in the US?

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But for those vaccinated in the USA things are a little more complicated, especially as many states do not issue vaccination certificates with QR codes. However, it’s not an impossible problem.

For entry into France, showing a US vaccination certificate – either on paper or in a digital format – is sufficient if you are ‘fully vaccinated’. In travel terms that means you have had a vaccine approved by the European Medicines Agency (Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca or Johnson & Johnson) are at least two weeks after your second dose (or four weeks if you had the single dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine).

The US is currently on France’s green list, meaning that if you are fully vaccinated you won’t need a Covid test. Once you are in France, you will need to show the health passport – showing either proof of vaccination, a recent negative Covid test or recent recovery from Covid – to access a number of leisure or cultural venues.

The article goes on to explain how to convert a US vaccination certificate to a French one.

https://www.thelocal.fr/20210721/how-people-vaccinated-in-the-usa-can-access-the-french-health-passport/?order=4

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1. Bookmarked

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2. I second that...

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4. I did too.

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3. Thank you!

Good information!

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5. Thank you so much.

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6. Just to be clear: there is NOT a French vaccine passport...

There is an EU “Green Pass” acceptable in France, Italy and other EU countries with vaccine requirements.

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7. Just to be clear, in case the title didn't make it clear, it is called the French health passport

in English and le passeport sanitaire (more commonly le pass sanitaire) in French.

from The Local fr: How people vaccinated in the USA can access the French health passport

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What is the health pass?

The pass sanitaire (health pass) indicates that the holder has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (in France that means one week after the final dose of a Pfizer, Moderna or AstraZeneca vaccine course or 28 days after a Johnson & Johnson vaccine), has recovered from the virus within the last six months, or has tested negative in the past 72 hours with either a PCR or antigen test.

It came into effect on July 21, granting the holder access to any leisure or cultural venue across France with a capacity of more than 50 people, including museums, galleries, theaters, cinemas, concert halls, exhibition spaces, nightclubs, discos, zoos, open-air festivals, sporting venues, theme parks, libraries, swimming pools, and tourist attractions like the Eiffel Tower.

From August 9 the health pass will be extended to restaurants, cafes and bars (both indoors and outdoors), some shopping centers, long-distance trains and coaches, domestic flights, hospitals and nursing homes.

People can upload their vaccination or testing status to the ToutsAntiCovid app, or apply for a paper version with a QR code. It's required of anyone over 18 years old and by September 30, it will be extended to children between the ages of 12 and 17 as well.

https://www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/france-covid-health-pass-for-tourists

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Further clarification regarding the French health pass and it's use, you can find further information here:

Quels sont les lieux où le pass sanitaire est nécessaire ?
Publié le 09 août 2021 - Direction de l'information légale et administrative (Premier ministre)

À compter du 9 juin et jusqu'au 15 novembre 2021, un pass sanitaire est mis en place pour accompagner les Français au retour à une vie normale tout en minimisant les risques de contamination. Depuis le 21 juillet, il est nécessaire pour accéder aux lieux de loisirs et de culture qui accueillent au moins 50 personnes. À compter du 9 août 2021, il devient obligatoire dans les cafés, bars, restaurants, centres commerciaux, maisons de retraite et transports de longue distance. Service-Public.fr vous explique les modalités.

https://www.service-public.fr/particuliers/actualites/A14896