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I don't think they are opposite ends of the story. The EU didn't look after their citizens now the national governments are scrambling to limit the damage through any means. The Italian government made the right decision to block the export. Its leaders like Macron who should be ashamed, bashing AZ for political gain at the cost of undermining take up.
Cyprus has announced that Brits will be allowed in from 1st May if they have had their second dose of an EMA approved vaccine at least a week prior to arrival. Depending on the actions of the UK government that should salvage the summer season for older Brits but would be useless for half the population. Even if children are exempted the majority of parents won't have had their second dose before the school holidays. They should need their first by mid to late April and we are likely be be jabbing people in their late 40s then.
Cyprus is pitching itself towards the wealthier end of the market but other countries will inevitably accept one vaccine, and some just a recent negative test result. At the end of last I wrote off travel to anywhere in the EU until 2022. I had a good holiday in Italy last year after the Foreign Office advised against non essential travel to Italy and will go abroad again as long as its legal. If work authorise me working from a quarantine hotel then if necessary I would choose it over a domestic holiday.
“EU not looking after its citizens” - “EU stopping their vaccinations from disappearing”
The press arguing for both ends of a story for a change........
I don't think they are opposite ends of the story. The EU didn't look after their citizens now the national governments are scrambling to limit the damage through any means. The Italian government made the right decision to block the export. Its leaders like Macron who should be ashamed, bashing AZ for political gain at the cost of undermining take up.
Cyprus has announced that Brits will be allowed in from 1st May if they have had their second dose of an EMA approved vaccine at least a week prior to arrival. Depending on the actions of the UK government that should salvage the summer season for older Brits but would be useless for half the population. Even if children are exempted the majority of parents won't have had their second dose before the school holidays. They should need their first by mid to late April and we are likely be be jabbing people in their late 40s then.
Cyprus is pitching itself towards the wealthier end of the market but other countries will inevitably accept one vaccine, and some just a recent negative test result. At the end of last I wrote off travel to anywhere in the EU until 2022. I had a good holiday in Italy last year after the Foreign Office advised against non essential travel to Italy and will go abroad again as long as its legal. If work authorise me working from a quarantine hotel then if necessary I would choose it over a domestic holiday.
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