I am very ill and want to see my sister who lives in the United States while I am still fine. But the obstacles she faced when she traveled here were unfair, illogical, and unsympathetic.
Starting from July 19 (“Freedom Day”), the British government will abolish the 10-day quarantine requirement for immigrants from countries on the Amber List (report, July 8). This seems to be good news. But there is a big problem. The UK only accepts vaccination certificates issued in the UK. This is obviously stupid and discriminatory. How can tourists from overseas get vaccinated in the UK and get a vaccination certificate?
My sister received two Pfizer vaccinations in New York and had a stacking certificate to prove it. But currently the UK does not accept these. It only accepts Covid vaccinations from visitors that are vaccinated in the UK (unless you are a football official, in which case you can waive).
If the British government does this because border control does not have the manpower to check vaccinations, it should increase manpower or redeploy personnel assigned to police quarantine.
Judy Graham
London
Why did politicians decide that only those who have been vaccinated in the UK can avoid self-isolation? This made my daughter, who recently returned from Spain, was double stabbed and quarantined a few weeks ago-Britain is importing a vaccine to vaccinate the public. strange!
Charles Padley
Holmer Green, Buckinghamshire
in his letter (July 8) Tim Pollard complained of being denied entry to Malta, even though he has NHS evidence that he is fully vaccinated. Someone told him that he needed an EU digital vaccination certificate.
Unfortunately, the British government behaves in exactly the same way: it does not recognize EU vaccination certificates for British people living in the EU. I live in Germany and have been fully vaccinated, but since I do not have an NHS certification, I cannot travel to and enter the UK without isolation for 10 days. Therefore, I have not had the opportunity to visit my family in the UK. Abandoning these naive games by both sides is a wise step for all Europeans, not just EU countries.
Bridged Hoffman
Cologne, Germany
