Covid testing befor leaving for Europe

Here is the link to the French government’s website
https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/coming-to-france/coming-to-france-your-covid-19-questions-answered/article/coming-to-france-your-covid-19-questions-answered?var_mode=calcul

I don’t think a booster will give 100% protection against catching Covid. It will boost your immune system and hopefully decrease your risk.

Thanks- I know this about Frances requirements- but is there a regulation for getting onto an airline here before we leave home.

No, your airline does not require a negative test to travel. The US does not require a negative test to travel domestically or to leave the country.

Here is the best result I got from a simple Google search: "Covid-19: International Travel" from France's Ministry of the Interior. It appears to be current. According to this, vaccinated travelers from the US (one of the "green" countries) do not need to test before entering France. You're considered "vaccinated" if you have had two Pfizer or Moderna shots at least 7 days before travel, or one Johnson & Johnson shot at least 28 days before, AND a booster (Pfizer or Moderna) no later than 9 months after your last shot (first of J&J or second of Pfizer or Moderna). It doesn't mention a second booster.

If you "can't get a consistent answer" to your question about testing, I suggest you consider the airline as the best source of information. They won't let you board for France without knowing that you meet France's entry requirements, because they don't want to have to fly you home if France doesn't let you in.

I got my second booster last week, preparing to fly to Europe in two weeks, not because it was required but because I think it will protect me from serious illness should I get infected, and to some extent from infection as well. I'm eligible based on age, and I'd advise anyone who is eligible to get the second booster. No one knows whether the current boosters "will... protect us against any new variants," because no one knows what variants might emerge in the near or far future. But my medical advice is worth exactly what you're paying for it. I hope you do what you can to protect yourselves and others before, during, and after your trip, and I hope it's safe and enjoyable.

EDIT -- As the previous poster noted, there are no rules requiring vaccination or testing for domestic air travel. (That's why I'll be wearing a mask on board.)

It is France’s rules that matter. The airline is not going to require more than what is required and there is no US requirement for testing to leave the country. If France requires one to enter, then you will have to provide it. It looks like they do not.

Remember it is the country you are ENTERING that matters. So when you return to the US you will need a test, since we still have a test for entry requirement.

I want to encourage you to think through a plan of what you will do if you get a positive test prior to your return to the US. You don’t want to start figuring out requirements at that point.

It's up to the airlines to enforce entry requirements, so if they say test, you test. If not, don't. They will make it quite clear to you what is required to travel (I found Delta to be very helpful and pro-active on this).

France does not require a negative test for entry, so you don't need one.

You will need to take one on your last day in France, in order to meet the requirements to re-enter the United States.

And a reminder that your last night in Paris you are somewhere with excellent wifi, since you will spend a lot of time uploading documents and filling out online paperwork with your airline

“And a reminder that your last night in Paris you are somewhere with excellent wifi, since you will spend a lot of time uploading documents and filling out online paperwork with your airline”

Phred, we’re flying Delta and according to their website, they’re looking for an attestation form and ESTA application. Do you know if anything else is needed? Thank you!

“we’re flying Delta and according to their website, they’re looking for an attestation form and ESTA application”

An ESTA application is for non-US passport holders. Since you home location is Ohio, do you have US passports? If so ESTA is not needed.

They will give you the attestation at the airport. In October boarding a Seattle-bound Delta flight at CDG they handed them out in the line so make sure you have a writing implement.

The Delta FlyReady app has had some issues so don’t worry if you can’t get it to work. You can show your negative Covid test and the attestation at the check in desk/bag drop.

Hi Pam, thanks for your helpful response. I mis-read the info on Delta. Yes, we are US citizens with passports, uploaded our vaccine cards, and are Flyready. Now just working on staying healthy! Thank you!