Starting Monday October 18, based on an announcement by health ministry authorities in the Republic of Cyprus, vaccination-based eligibility for Safe Pass only applies to those fully vaccinated, meaning that partially-vaccinated individuals lost their right to use their vaccination status to use the health certificate.

Partially-vaccinated individuals who do not wish to proceed with the second dose will need to have either recovered from the virus in the last six months or obtained a negative rapid or PCR test in the last 72 hours.

The announcement came two weeks ago, after an investigation revealed that 11,000 people who pursued a double-dose series had been only partially vaccinated. In other words, they did not go through with a second dose required to complete thei regimen.

Unvaccinated individuals, who use a COVID recovery certificate or choose to conduct a test, are not affected by the new measure.

Local media said the government took action following reports that many people sought to get jabbed only once in order to obtain a Safe Pass, used to access restricted areas including coffee shops, restaurants, bakeries, and supermarkets. 

Source: Knews