Israel's New Green Pass Rules Go Into Effect

By Arutz-7
Posted on 10/02/21 | News Source: Arutz-7

At midnight Sunday morning, Israel's Green Pass rules changed.

Israel's Health Ministry has stressed that the Green Pass' purpose is epidemiological, and is intended to prevent infections from spreading in various places, thereby protecting the health of the entire Israeli public. The new Green Pass will allow normal routines to continue, with the economy and educational system open and fully functional.

Similar to the original Green Pass, the new Pass will apply only within the State of Israel, and it will expire after six months.

Those eligible for a Green Pass include:

- anyone vaccinated with three doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, who is at least one week after the third dose (not including the day he received it);

- anyone who received two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, and is at least one week after the second dose (not including the day of the vaccination) but who is not yet six months after the second dose;

- anyone who received two doses of the Moderna vaccine and is at least two weeks after the second dose (not including the day of the vaccination) but who is not yet six months after the second dose;

- anyone who is recovered and is less than six months past his positive PCR test;

- anyone who is recovered from coronavirus and whose positive PCR test was over six months ago, but the person received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine;

- anyone who is not yet vaccinated but who tested positive in a serological test, and received a dose of the vaccine after the serological test;

- anyone who tested positive and then received a dose of a coronavirus vaccine, or who received a dose of a vaccine and then tested positive for coronavirus.

Children below the age of 12 years and 3 months

Children below the age of 12 years and three months who recovered from coronavirus or had a positive serological test, are eligible for a Green Pass until they reach the age of 12 years and three months, or until six months pass, whichever comes first (unless the minimum age for vaccination changes).

Children who tested negative in an antigen (rapid) test can