Tourists who have taken any of the vaccines against Covid-19 can enter the autonomous region.
The world is returning to normal. With the amplification of vaccination against Covid-19, many countries are reopening their borders for tourists from all over the world. Proof of this is Madeira Island, an autonomous region of Portugal that is going heads on against the recommendations of the European Medicine Agency (EMA) – the regulatory organ of medicine of the European Union – and decided to accept visitors from all countries who are duly vaccinated with any vaccine against the new coronavirus. In comparison, other European countries do not accept, for instance, those vaccinated with CoronaVac. This is because the immunizer from the Butantan Institute is still not on the list of requirements for obtaining the “vaccine passport”.
It is worth noting that the decision taken by Madeira Island, besides being the most democratic in the entire European territory, is based on the approval of the CoronaVac by the World Health Organization (WHO), obtained by Sinovac Biontech, producer of the Chinese vaccine. But one detail is highly important: for those who have Brazil as the origin of the trip, the veto for entry to Portugal is upheld. The exceptions for tourists are: Brazilians with Portuguese or European residence visas; dual citizenship; or travelers who fit into special regulations.
One of Europe’s main tourist destinations, especially in the summer, Madeira Island was elected the safest destination in the Old Continent. The archipelago’s Health Secretary, Pedro Ramos, guaranteed that the new coronavirus epidemic is under absolute control on the island. In one of the safety measures, stricter than others on European soil, 6-year-old children must wear masks, whereas in the EU the obligatory age is 10 years old. For those who work in the home office system, the good news is that Madeira Island is the first to offer accommodations for digital nomads in Europe.
