Uruguay plans to allow entry of visitors immunized with any recognized Covid-19 vaccine

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In preparation for the reopening of the borders to boost tourism during the next summer season, the Uruguayan Ministry of Tourism announced that the first group allowed to enter the country will be property owners, and later foreigners in general who are fully inoculated with any of the vaccines against Covid-19.

Local newspaper El Observador yesterday reported that Uruguayan authorities “will allow the entry in September” of immunized property owners irrespective of the vaccine administered: “The first to enter will be property owners in Uruguay who are fully immunized with any vaccine – in other words, who have both doses and 14 days have elapsed since the second dose was administered.”

“It doesn’t matter what vaccine you have had, because you can enter Uruguay with any type [of vaccine],” Undersecretary of Tourism Remo Monzegllio told the newspaper.

Tourism Minister German Cardoso said the third and final stage will be “vaccine tourism,” expected closer to the summer season. The aim is to allow entry to any tourist, irrespective of whether they are vaccinated, who will have the opportunity to be vaccinated in the country.

Last week, Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou announced that the government is assessing the possibility that this first group may “gradually” be allowed to enter this spring.

This stage will be implemented together with the priority of advancing vaccination of the Uruguayan population.

To date, Uruguay has administered the two doses of the vaccine to 64.73% of its population, while 9.46% have only received the first dose. A total of 74.19% have been administered at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine, according to Our World in Data website.