How does a US visitor get a vaccine pass?

I just read we have to go to a pharmacy. But what if our plane lands in another country and we plan to enter France by train - could we even get on the train?

https://fr.usembassy.gov/covid-19-information/

I have added the blue text as my understanding of what the embassy site states:

To qualify for the vaccine pass, the person must be age 16 or above, be fully vaccinated (two shots except for the Johnson & Johnson/Jansen vaccine), and, if more than seven (7) months have passed from the second vaccine dose, a booster dose is required. (Beginning Feb. 15, a booster dose will be required four (4) months after the second dose.)

My understanding is that Beginning Feb. 15, a booster dose will be required if more than four (4) months have passedafter the second dose, or since a single dose of the Johnson & Johnson/Jansen vaccine)

I use the TousAntiCovid app and uploaded my vaccine records to it. This is how I entered France from the U.K. by ferry.

According to Service Public newsletter of Jan 28, the passe sanitaire will be replaced by the vaccination pass which is the TousAntiCovid app.

Take your shot information to any participating pharmacist, who will review it and issue a QR code in pdf format. For ease of use, the codes may be scanned into the TousAntiCovid app. Pharmacists charge 36€.

Now Feb 1, I would start over looking at official govt sites. I fly United and they link me to requirements I need even if I have to transit. I really recommend researching, seeing how requirements and covid are trending, and depending on all that apply for whatever is needed. This is what I did for my November trip to Paris and are doing for my April trip to Croatia and Italy.

I agree that the rules seems to be changing month by month. Recommend check closer to your trip date to see the latest updates and also check France's government site directly as it is most accurate: https://www.sante.fr/obtenir-un-pass...tion-letranger We plan to visit France in May so who knows what the rules will be by then?

My question is, if we need to go to an approved Pharmacy upon arrival by flight, will the hotel let us check in without this vaccine pass? I'm hoping they will so we don't have to hall our luggage getting to an "approved" pharmacy. The closest to our hotel is a 15min walk.

Yes, I understand that. But can I get on a train from another country to France without a QR code?

Also, I can’t locate the list of participating pharmacies. Does anyone have a link (in English) to those? (One link I saw directed me to a page written in French…)

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Hi Eurohop,
I feel your pain! We are traveling in May, so we have time, but if I were you I'd get another booster at CVS...you can schedule one (may have to fudge about being immune-compromised) but that will work for France. We also got a booster in September and are waiting until April to get another to be compliant.
Having traveled extensively in France, we are enchanted by the country but the Passe Sanitaire is testing our patience! The fact that one cannot qualify before landing in France, requires finding a pharmacy and standing in god knows how long a line, plus the refusal on the part of the French Consulates (in the US) to offer any help or guidance is leading us to ditch this country for a more visitor-friendly one (like Spain). And we are still awaiting a response from the French "Diplomatie" to our questions!
Too much misinformation! A local French travel agent (here in SF) told me a booster 2 months before was required. Ha!!! Viva la France...hmmmm not so much.

Very reminiscent of standing in at a PostOffice in Provence to cash a traveler's check (years ago), only to have dear elderly cut in line in front of us! C'est terrible!

Hmmm...good luck finding a "participating" pharmacist. Certainly more difficult outside Paris. And scuttlebutt has it that many pharmacies are quick to say they don't know anything about this program!

Balthy,
How did you upload your US vax credentials onto the AntiCovid app? Mine didn't work. Plus I read on the official French Diplomatie site that US vax QR codes won't scan in France.

TO PHILLY FAN:
try this
https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/co...ions-answered/

I am thoroughly confused. We are arriving in Paris on April 25 to do a river a cruise and then staying on through May 12. We had our Moderna 1 and 2 shots finishing last March and the booster on Nov 20. Based on what I'm reading I cannot tell if we will be able to get a Health Pass or not. However, I think Pepperment has the right idea and we will see if we can get boosters end of March or beginning of April. We are so excited about going to Paris (our first time) but this is driving me insane!

Beyond confused on if I am eligible for the Vaccine pass and set to be in France on 2/16. American here who had their first vaccine (J&J/Janssen) on 3/6/21 and was boosted with Pfizer 10/22/21.

Seems in France, I'd be eligible for an additional booster as of 1/22/22 (3rd shot in this case), however, I am not eligible in the US. Does this mean I can't get the vaccine pass?

If you board a France bound TGV from another country, you follow whatever rules that country has.

I am unfamiliar with any pharmacist that will not issue you the French QR codes upon presentation of your passport and vaccination information (CDC card for those from the US). The cost is 36€.

US QR codes are not compatible with the French system, which is the whole point of paying a French pharmacist to issue you French codes.

If you have 3 Covid shots, you qualify for the pass vaccinal.

There is only 1 booster. If you have received it, you qualify for the pass vaccinal.

The booster situation is clear as mud. According to the US embassy website, people can ENTER France when they are fully vaccinated without a booster; HOWEVER, in order to qualify for the Vaccination Pass, (required to enter restaurants, museums, etc) people will need to have received their booster shot within a certain time frame.

Right now, the booster needs to be received within 7 months of the last shot of the initial regimen, but as of Feb. 15, people will need to be have received their booster (according to the embassy website) within 4 MONTHS of the final shot of the original dosing regimen.

This would pretty much eliminate most US citizens given that the boosters were not available till 6-8 months after the second dose.

Of course, things may change, but this is what the US embassy has on its website as of Jan. 24, 2022.


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Check the official information from french government, all questions/ answers are here on diplomatie gouv "coming to france your covid19 questions answered"

You’re right; this is on the government site, and the booster can be taken within 9 months :
https://www.interieur.gouv.fr/Actual...ational-travel


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Read today's news (Feb 2) as rules may change. French govt websites especially on COVID are the very, very best source of news as it is breaking daily if not weekly.

Clearly there is a lot of confusion, with words and phrases like “since”, “within” “no later than” and “more than” being used when describing the 7-month and 4-month stipulation. Lost in translation? I would love to hear from a French pharmacist.

Our son and DIL were in Paris just before Christmas and were turned away at several official pharmacies, being told they didn’t have time to deal with issuing the vaccine pass. They finally found a pharmacy near the Opera Garnier that quickly and efficiently processed them. So perhaps the approved pharmacies near heavily touristed sites are the best bets for obtaining the pass.