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Abbott BinaxNow Test for Entry to Greece?

Posted by (Dallas) on

Anyone know whether the proctored EMed Abbott BinaxNow home test is accepted by American Airlines/Greece to for inbound travel to Greece? It is crystal clear that this test is allowed for re-entry to the USA, but it is an open question whether it can be used to satisfy the Greek testing requirements.

The language on the https://travel.gov.gr/#/ site states that "As of May 14th, travelers arriving in Greece are required to have either a negative PCR certificate from a testing laboratory, for a Covid-19 test taken no later than 72 hours before arrival or a negative antigen (rapid) certificate taken no longer than 48 hours before arrival."

So it is clear that the PCR must come from a testing laboratory, but not clear on the antigen (rapid) test. When you take the Abbott test, you get emailed a very official eMed labs report signed by a laboratory official, etc.

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  1. You are contravening the language on the Greek official site with that statement.
  2. Vaxxed but won't be 14 days past the second jab at date of entry.
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The travel.gov.gr website includes this bullet point:

Proof of a negative test is not required however for all travelers
that have completed their vaccination (i.e., 14 days have elapsed
since the last vaccination, depending on the doses required) and hold
a vaccination certificate.

Acceptable vaccines are: Pfizer BioNtech, Moderna, Astra
Zeneca/Oxford, Novavax, Johnson + Johnson/Janssen, Sinovac Biotech,
Gamaleya (Sputnik), Cansino Biologics, Sinopharm among others.

So, vaccinated people don't need a COVID test as long as it is more than 2 weeks since their final dose.

Of course, the policy may change, so I suggest checking the travel.gov.gr site frequently.

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As a previous responder asked, MTravlerTX, why NOt just get the Vaccine??? Why?? Please tell us.

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