Fully vaccinated Brits will be able to travel the world in three weeks

While Australia’s international border remain closed, many UK residents could soon be travelling widely as the government relaxes quarantine rules.

Overseas holidays could be just weeks away for people in the UK as authorities express eagerness to allow fully vaccinated citizens quarantine-free passage in and out of the country.

The UK government has revealed people who have received both doses of the Covid-19 jab could be permitted to travel freely by July 26, The Times reported.

The timing lines up with the country’s upcoming school holidays in about three weeks time.

As part of the proposed plan, UK residents would be allowed to travel to anywhere in Europe, and countries on an “amber” list, without having to quarantine on their return.

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The UK government is about to allow quarantine-free travel to fully vaccinated residents. Picture: Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP

UK residents with NHS access will be the first granted quarantine-free travel, with the government reportedly in the final stages of signing off on a deal to make it applicable to all citizens of the European Union.

Under the travel relaxation, UK travellers would be allowed to re-enter freely after visiting countries including China, Italy, Mexico, Canada, Thailand, South Korea, France and the United States.

Australia features on the UK’s green list, meaning residents have already been allowed to re-enter the country without entering 14-day mandatory quarantine.

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Residents returning home won’t need to enter quarantine after their holiday. Picture: Ben Fathers/AFP

Such allowances could still be a year away for people in Australia, where most of the country’s state borders remain closed to each other due outbreaks of the Delta variant.

Australia is also well behind the UK and US’s vaccination rollouts, with fewer than eight per cent of Australian adults vaccinated four months into the rollout.

The figure is abysmal when compared to the US where 46 per cent of the population is vaccinated and the UK where 47 per cent have received a jab.

Australia’s rollout has been foiled by early supply issues and now, mixed messaging surrounding the AstraZeneca vaccine.

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison reportedly caught Aussie doctors off guard this week when he revealed all adults could receive the AstraZeneca jab if they sought approval from their GP first.

The announcement came in stark contrast to updated advice from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) which recommended AstraZeneca for people over 60.

State and territory leaders met with Mr Morrison on Monday to discuss new measures to combat Delta outbreaks, landing on mandatory Covid vaccinations for aged care workers.

Mr Morrison said the decision to force all aged care workers to have at least their first jab by mid-September, was not taken lightly.

National cabinet also agreed on mandating vaccination and testing of all quarantine workers, including those in transport, as well as their household contacts.