Anyone arriving back in the UK from the southern European country after that time will have to self-isolate for 10 days following its removal from the green travel list.
The study analysed antibodies in the blood of 250 healthy people who received either one or two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, up to three months after their first dose.
Pfizer vaccine recipients have lower antibodies targeting Indian variant – study
Pfizer vaccine recipients have lower antibodies targeting Indian variant – study (Nick Potts/PA)
People who have had the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine have lower antibody levels targeting the coronavirus variant first discovered in India than those against previously circulating variants in the UK, new data suggests.
The research also suggests the levels of these antibodies are lower with increasing age and that levels decline over time.
Researchers say this provides additional evidence in support of plans to deliver a vaccination boost to vulnerable people in the autumn.
The new laboratory data from the Francis Crick Institute and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) UCLH Biomedical Research Centre also supports current plans to reduce the dose gap between vaccines.
The data from the Francis Crick Institute and the National Institute for Health Research UCLH Biomedical Research Centre also supports current plans to reduce the dose gap between jabs.