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No more COVID-19 Test for Fully Vaccinated Travelers entering Botswana

No more COVID-19 Test for Fully Vaccinated Travelers entering Botswana

Botswana health authorities say, starting Monday, fully vaccinated travelers entering the country will no longer need a negative COVID-19 PCR test result.

Travelers without a vaccination certificate will still be required to undergo a PCR test.

He says, starting Monday, those entering the country will be required to produce proof of full vaccination. Those who are not fully vaccinated will have to take PCR tests at entry points at their own cost.

Botswana has nearly 3 million vaccine doses in stock and Dikoloti says the country will offer free shots to visitors at entry points.

What will happen is that there will be health officers at entry points to vaccinate those willing to receive the shot. This will enable visitors or returning citizens to be allowed into Botswana, Dikoloti says.

Director of Health Services Pamela Smith-Lawrence says, right now, booster shots are not required to be considered fully vaccinated but that will change in the near future.

“For now, when we say fully vaccinated, we mean those who have received two doses, or a single dose for the Johnson & Johnson vaccine,” Smith-Lawrence said. “But in the future, as more take the booster dose, we will specify that full vaccination includes the additional dose.”

Source: VOA News

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