Children and teenagers aged over 12 will be able to holiday in Spain over half-term with their families without being fully vaccinated.
Spain's entry rules for vaccinations created a hurdle for families from Britain hoping to holiday there over half term, as they demand every tourist aged over 12 to be fully vaccinated.
Many children who caught Covid-19 over winter will not be able to get their second vaccination jab in time for February half-term, as they are usually required to wait three months after the date of the positive test to get their next Covid-19 shot, and wait two weeks from that jab before they are considered "fully vaccinated."
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But Spain's tourism minister Fernando Valdés told BBC that 12-17-year-olds will be able to get into Spain from Monday if they produce a negative PCR test taken within 72 hours of their journey.
Covid-19 rules for entering Spain are the same across the country and its islands, but there are different restrictions in place on socialising, which vary from region to region and island to island.
Masks no longer have to be worn outdoors in Spain, other than at some events, although they must still be used indoors.
Changes to the UK's rules mean fully vaccinated passengers - and all under 18s - will not have to take covid tests to return to the UK from holidays.
Aviation minister Robert Courts said the changes were “a long time coming”.
He told LBC radio: “We’ve had a very difficult time both for the travel industry and for people who rely on travel – people who need to go on holiday, people who need to work on their businesses, people who haven’t seen their friends and family for so long.
“And so this has been a long road but due to the success of the vaccination programme, I am really glad to be able to bring you this news this morning that we are taking the trouble out of travel.
“We are making it much simpler for people to be able to get about, to go on holiday and to see all those friends.”
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