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Message: <blockquote data-quote="fr.stephen" data-source="post: 2319667" data-attributes="member: 55351">I am currently in London, and was scheduled to return to SYD on 6th December.Today I received one of those dreaded messages from the NHS advising that I am contact of a COVID positive person.No problem, thinks me. In some senses, I'm a little surprised it took so long.After all, everyone has been telling us for months now that Vaccination is the way back to normalcy.And I had been reading every page I could find before travelling on a daily basis to make sure I had covered all the bases.And people who have been double vaccinated are not required to self-isolate.Well, not exactly.Whilst for entering the country, the Australian Vaccination Certificate is what they wanted to see, for the purposes of isolation requirements, only vaccines administered in the UK are recognised. Therefore I am treated as if I am not vaccinated at all, and must self-isolate for 10 days from last date of exposure.This is a huge GOTCHA for anyone who has not been vaccinated in the UK - because, as I said, there is a very good chance you will be exposed to a positive case, and indeed everyone has been telling us this was the whole point of getting vaccinated.My last day of isolation is the 7th, however as I need to get the within 72 hours PCR test for flying back to Australia, I think my best bet will be to take a 3 hour Rapid PCR test on the 8th, with the aim of flying on the 9th. That is, presuming I can get a seat.The gotcha is here:[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-for-contacts-of-people-with-possible-or-confirmed-coronavirus-covid-19-infection-who-do-not-live-with-the-person/guidance-for-contacts-of-people-with-possible-or-confirmed-coronavirus-covid-19-infection-who-do-not-live-with-the-person#what-to-do-if-you-are-a-contact-of-someone-who-has-tested-positive-for-covid-19[/URL]The incriminating quotation is this:"Fully vaccinated means that you have been vaccinated with an MHRA approved COVID-19 vaccine in the UK and at least 14 days have passed since you received the recommended doses of that vaccine."</blockquote>

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