More and more people around the world are getting vaccinated against corona. However, not all vaccines are accepted equally in every country when traveling.
Frankfurt – In times of Corona * there are a few things to consider when traveling. According to the European Medicines Agency (EMA), vaccines from Biontech, Moderna, AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson are currently approved. In Germany, vaccination with these vaccines is also recommended by the Standing Vaccination Commission (STIKO).
Other vaccines such as Sputnik V or Sinovac are not approved in Germany: These vaccines are in turn recognized in Russia or China. The question now arises, which vaccine gives the most freedom to travel.
Corona and travel: which vaccine is accepted in most countries?
The vaccination rate is increasing worldwide: More and more people are getting vaccinated against the coronavirus. Worldwide, 2.9 billion people are said to have received their first vaccination. However, which vaccines are recognized in the respective countries differs significantly. These differences become visible in a “Vaccine Tracker” on the website visaguide.world : While seven vaccines are accepted for vacation trips to Spain * and Austria *, only three vaccines are approved for vacationers in Turkey *. For vacation trips to Greece * there are even ten vaccines.
Among them, according to the data, the Astrazeneca vaccine is one of the most widely accepted vaccines. For example, while this is recognized in 139 countries, Moderna has only been approved in 78 countries. Biontech is closely behind the Astrazeneca vaccine with 124 countries.
The number of approved countries per vaccine at a glance:
- Astrazeneca: accepted in 139 countries
- Biontech: accepted in 124 countries
- Moderna: accepted in 78 countries
- Sputnik V: accepted in 71 countries
- Johnson & Johnson: accepted in 70 countries
- Sinovac (CoronaVac): accepted in 47 countries
- Source: visaguide.world
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