Question reference: S6W-02799
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 10 September 2021
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Current status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 11 November 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to allow a person's COVID-19 vaccination status to be recorded as fully vaccinated if they have received two doses of different vaccines; whether it will allow such people to be exempt from the 10-day quarantine period when returning to Scotland from green and amber list countries, similar to people who have received two doses of the same vaccine, and whether any exemptions on this issue will be made for Armed Forces personnel and their families.
Answer
Scottish Government is working on delivering a solution at pace for individuals whom have received 2 doses of differing approved vaccines. Clinicians are fully sighted and conversant with recommendations.
From 4 October, fully vaccinated travellers who have received mixed doses of authorised vaccines under the International Travel Regime across the four nations and are returning from non-Red list countries will not be required to self-isolate for 10 days. This is consistent with the approach taken across the UK.
There are many nuanced circumstances regarding how and where vaccinations can be delivered, particularly with international travel and military deployment. We will be updating guidance via NHS Inform and a FAQ to advise that UK vaccines administered abroad to MOD personnel and other UK national stationed abroad will be treated in the same way as those administered elsewhere the UK.