END OF COVID HEALTH PASS. The health pass is suspended and abandoned on March 14 in France, except for access to health establishments (hospital, retirement home, EHPAD, etc.). What is the difference with the vaccination pass? For whom and where is it still mandatory? How to recover it? On Ameli?
[Mis à jour le 3 mars 2022 à 17h56] “The situation is improving thanks to our collective efforts and the conditions are in place for a new phase of easing measures,” announces Prime Minister Jean Castex on Thursday March 3 during the 1 p.m. news on TF1. Several announcements were made. Among them, the end of the vaccination pass in all places where it applied from March 14, 2022 in France, with the exception of public transport. And medical establishments where there, it is the health pass (with the possibility therefore of taking a negative test) which is required. In summary, after March 14, we abandon the vaccination pass or the health pass for everyone, except in transport and medical establishments such as hospitals, retirement homes, nursing homes or establishments for disabled adults. As a reminder, the health pass has been, since January 24, 2022, replaced by a vaccination pass for those over 16, but was compulsory for 12-15 year olds in some contexts. For whom is it still valid? What are the differences with the vaccination pass? How to get a vaccination pass when you already have a health pass? In which cases does one have a deactivation of his health pass?
Definition: what is a health pass?
the sanitary pass is a document (paper or digital) which entered into force in France on August 9, 2021. This device is proof:
- either the vaccination certificateprovided that people have a complete vaccination schedule
- either a negative RT-PCR, antigen or self-test performed under the supervision of a healthcare professional less than 24 hours maximum.
- either a positive RT-PCR or antigenic test attesting to the recovery of Covid, dating back at least 11 days and less than 4 months for those over 18 (from February 15) and 6 months for those under 18. It indicates a limited risk of reinfection with Covid-19.
A medical certificate attesting to a medical contraindication to vaccination can be presented instead of the 3 aforementioned documents and replaces a health pass.
What are the differences with the vaccination pass?
Unlike the vaccination pass, implemented on January 24, 2022 in France for people over 16 (publication by decree in the Official Journal on January 22, 2022), the health pass includes the additional possibility of presenting proof of a negative test of less than 24 hours. In other words, the vaccination pass does not take into account the result of a negative test to access certain places. The result of a negative test (neither antigen nor PCR or supervised self-test) will no longer allow you to have a valid pass.
For whom is the health pass still in effect?
After March 14, the health pass will only be used to access medical and medico-social establishments (Ehpad, hospital, retirement homes…)
Covid positive, is the pass still valid?
After having had Covid, a person has a certificate of recovery (i.e. the result of a positive PCR or antigen test dating back at least 11 days and less than 4 months for adults and 6 months for minors), which serves as a valid health or vaccination pass. The period of validity of the health/vaccination pass is:
- 6 months for under 18s
- 4 months for over 18s
To recover your health pass, everything depends on the health proof chosen:
- Vaccination certificate: just scan the QR code to import it and store it locally, in your phone, with TousAntiCovid;
- RT-PCR and antigen tests : they generate proof as soon as the result is entered by the healthcare professional in SI-DEP, which can be printed directly and which is also made available to the patient via an email and an SMS to pick it up on the SI-DEP portal. On TousAntiCovid, the import of the proof into the application is done by the patient: from the document in paper or PDF format from SI-DEP and which accompanies the test result, by scanning the QR code on the left on the document ; by clicking on the link in the SI-DEP portal, which allows you to directly import the test result into TousAntiCovid;
- The process to retrieve proof of a positive test, also called proof of “recovery”is the same as for negative tests via SI-DEP.
Where to find your health pass on Ameli?
On the Health Insurance website (Ameli.fr) it is possible to download your vaccination certificate which can serve as a health pass, when the vaccination schedule is complete. For that you need :
- Go on https://attestation-vaccin.ameli.fr/
- Identify with France Connect
- The vaccination certificate can then be downloaded in PDF format. It can be added to the phone by scanning the QR Code on the sheet from the TousAntiCovid application.
Test results are not available on the Ameli website but only proof of vaccination.
Deactivation of the pass: in which cases?
To have a valid health pass, you must:
- have done this last shot less than 7 months ago. The vaccines accepted by France are those recognized by the European Medicines Agency (EMA): Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca/Vaxzevria/Covishield and Johnson & Johnson. The proof of vaccination is only valid if it makes it possible to certify the completion of a complete vaccination schedule, and the time required after the final injection.
- Have done his booster dose within the deadlines indicated by the government: 4 months since February 15.
- be able to present a negative PCR or antigen test less than 24 hours, or a self-test carried out under the supervision of a pharmacist (be careful, when the vaccination pass is in force, the test will no longer be recognized as proof)
- be able to present a positive PCR or antigen test attesting to recovery from Covid-19, dating back at least 11 days and less than 4 months for adults
- be able to present a medical certificate attesting to a medical contraindication to vaccination
In other words, the sanitary pass is deactivated if you do not meet one of these conditions.
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How long is the health pass valid for?
All French people aged 18 and over who have not taken their booster dose within the time limit will see their health pass deactivated.
- For an unvaccinated person who gets tested to get a health pass, the test is valid for 24 hours.
- For a vaccinated personthe health pass is valid up to 7 months after the 2nd dose until February 15. After this date, the deadline for making a reminder will be reduced to 4 months. After this period, you must do a booster dose to extend your health pass.
► To calculate the date on which to call back, a service was set up by theHealth Insurance : My Covid Vaccine Reminder. This service allows you to know from when you must take your booster dose against Covid-19 and to know the expiry date of your health pass if you do not do the booster.
► When we call back, a new QR Code is generated and is valid 7 days after injection.
► If the reminder is made in time, the QR code generated at the time of the primary vaccination remains active for 7 days in order to keep a valid “pass”.
All PCR and antigen tests generate proof as soon as the professional enters the result into the database SI-DEP which can be printed live by the person. For the vaccination certificate : Go to the site Certificate-Vaccine d’Ameli.fr and log in with your France Connect credentials. The vaccination certificate with the QR Code can then be downloaded in PDF format and can be printed directly.
Since July 1, 2021, the QR code present on the French national health pass can be read anywhere in Europe, directly in the application AllAntiCovid or in paper format, in French and English. the European health pass is a document that certifies that a person has been vaccinated against Covid-19 or is negative for Covid-19 or has recovered from Covid-19. It is free and is valid in all countries of the European Union without exception as well as Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Iceland, Norway, Monaco and Andorraand applicable for Overseas. Nevertheless, however, each country remains responsible for its own entry rules, which are not standardized at European Union level. This means that you have to find out in advance about the rules of entry into force in your country of destination. For example, several countries do not recognize the administration of a single dose of vaccine for people who have had Covid. For French people living abroad, a conversion system was set up at the beginning of August so that vaccinations carried out outside the European Union with a vaccination schedule authorized in France can give rise to an equivalence of vaccination certificate.
Sources: Update on the health pass, Gouvernement.fr / Everything you need to know about the health pass, Service-public.fr