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After you have been vaccinated or have had COVID-19

Vaccination and having had COVID-19 give good protection, but provides no guarantee against becoming infected (again) and infecting others. Here is a description of what is meant by being partially and fully vaccinated, and the advice and rules that apply to these groups.

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Vaccination and having had COVID-19 give good protection, but provides no guarantee against becoming infected (again) and infecting others. Here is a description of what is meant by being partially and fully vaccinated, and the advice and rules that apply to these groups.


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Coronavirus vaccine

For information about the coronavirus vaccine see these articles: 

What is meant by primary vaccination, booster vaccination and partial vaccination?

Those who have completed their primary vaccination series (referred to in the COVID regulations as "fully vaccinated" include:

  • Those who have received a second dose of vaccine. Status as vaccinated with primary vaccine series applies from 1 week after the second vaccine dose.
  • Those who have had COVID-19 and at least 3 weeks later have received one dose of vaccine. Status as vaccinated with primary vaccine series applies from 1 week after the vaccine dose.
  • Those who have received a single-dose vaccine, with effect from 3 weeks after vaccination.
  • Those who received the first dose of vaccine and then, at least 3 weeks later, were diagnosed with COVID-19 infection. Status as fully vaccinated applies from the time the person is out of isolation.
  • Those who have confirmed antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 by an approved laboratory method (with an antibody serology in a microbiological laboratory), and then received one vaccine dose. The vaccine dose may be given the same day as the test at the earliest. Status as vaccinated with primary vaccine series is valid 1 week following vaccination. 

Those who are booster vaccinated are:

  • Those who received an extra dose(s) after their primary vaccination series.

Those who are considered “partially vaccinated” are:

  • Those who have received the first dose of a vaccine (in a multi-dose regimen) at least 3 weeks ago.

  • If the protection decreases over time, the advice may change.

The list of vaccines that are approved for the COVID-19 certificate can be found on this page:

Those covered by the term "risk group" are:

  • Persons who are 65 years or older
  • Persons from the age of 18 with certain defined diseases / conditions that increase the risk of severe disease course and death from COVID-19 (medical risk groups).
  • See: Risk groups and their relatives

What advice applies if you are vaccinated or have had COVID-19 before and have newly-arisen respiratory tract symptoms?

Information on the advice that applies if you get new-onset respiratory symptoms can be found in the article

History

12.02.2022: Removed information about: "What advice applies if household members or equivalent close contacts are diagnosed with COVID-19?" and "Advice and rules for entry into Norway"

04.02.2022: Reformulation of the term "primary vaccination"

19.01.2022: New sentence: Those who are considered to have had booster doses are: Those who received an extra dose(s) after their primary vaccination series.

20.12.2021: Replaced text about coronavirus vaccine with links to other articles. Some minor text adjustments.

03.12.2021: Referred and linked to the article on rules when entering Norway for information about entry regulations.

05.10.2021: Minimised use of the term "protected".

05.10.2021: The section on rules for entry has been adjusted in accordance with the changes that were introduced on 25 September.

05.10.2021: Changes to the list of approved vaccines, adding CoronaVac and Covishield.

30.08.2021: Updated text about accepted COVID-19 certificates and added link to list of accepted COVID-19 certificates (Lovdata)

29.08.2021: Updated according to extended exemption from quarantine after being defined as close contact, for those who have recovered from covid-19 within the last 12 months.

19.08.2021: Added NHS England and Wales COVID-19 certificate.

01.07.2021: Updated text in accordance with a change in the COVID-19 regulations that the waiting quarantine scheme will be removed from 1 July.

24.06.2021: Change related to introduction of EU COVID-19 certificate

23.06.2021: Added that the Swedish COVID-19 certificate is not yet ready for this use.

20.06.2021: Updated table about quarantine and quarantine hotel, added that Swedish and Danish certificates with QR code are also valid as documentation.

17.06.2021: Added that those who have received a single-dose vaccine are considered to be fully vaccinated with effect from 3 weeks after vaccination.

14.06.2021: Updated documentation requirements.

11.06.2021: Updated with information about which quarantine rules apply

22.04.2021: People who have undergone COVID-19 are exempt from infection quarantine and waiting quarantine (but not entry quarantine) for 6 months after documenting a positive test for SARS-CoV-2

Added: Vaccinated people must still be in isolation, and their close contacts must be quarantined, as with normal contact tracing.