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A vaccination appointment can be booked:
- at the digital registry at http://www.digilugu.ee
- at a pharmacy: find a pharmacy closest to you and book an appointment at the web page vaktsineeriapteegis.ee (in Estonian)
- by calling the registry of the local hospital or medical institution.
Family doctors will also continue to vaccinate the elderly and the risk groups.
If you need further counselling on COVID-19 vaccinations, we recommend that you consult with your family doctor or call the Family Doctor's Advice Line 1220 or 634 66 30. The calls are answered by medical professionals 24/7. Advice is given in Estonian and Russian (advice in English every day between 15.00 and 17.00).
Last updated: 13.09.2023 16:11
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If you are COVID-19 positive or suspect that you have been infected, stay home if you have any kind of symptoms. Avoid contact with other people, follow hand and respiratory hygiene. If at all possible, have all essentials delivered to you at home contact free. If possible, do a coronavirus test.
If you suspect that you have become ill:
- If necessary, contact your family doctor. The family doctor will give medical advice and will also start a certificate of incapacity for work or a certificate for care leave (the so-called certificate for sick leave). If you are unable to contact your family doctor, call the Family Doctor's Advice Line 1220 (+372 634 66 30). The calls are answered by medical professionals 24/7, advice is given in Estonian and Russian (advice in English every day from 15.00 to 17.00).
Foreigners and people who do not have health insurance may contact the nearest family health centre if necessary if they become symptomatic. If there is cause to suspect an upper respiratory virus (fever, dry cough, difficulties breathing), the patients are served regardless of whether they belong to the family doctor's list or not.
Testing
- Estonia no longer does free PCR-tests for suspected coronavirus (including to the elderly and risk groups).
Going forward, the SARS-CoV-2 PCR testing continues in hospitals (e.g. when diagnosing the disease is necessary for making treatment decisions), elsewhere doing a rapid antigen test is sufficient if coronavirus is suspected.
- Everyone still has the possibility to test themselves at the paid PCR testing sites (e.g. if you need the EU COVID-19 certificate), see information on paid sites HERE
If you have COVID-19:
- If you have been infected, avoid contacts with other people and stay home for at least five days (presuming that on the last day at least 24 hours have passed since the symptoms disappeared). Follow the recommendations of the family doctor, you can also find advice on how to treat the coronavirus at home from the guidelines of the Health Board (in Estonian). If your health condition worsens suddenly, call 112.
- Make sure to inform your close contacts. Close contacts are recommended to remain in self-isolation for at least five days and monitor their health. More specific instructions on how to determine close contacts can be found on the web page of the Health Board.
If the results of your corona test were positive but you have no symptoms:
- Stay home for at least five days. Avoid contacts with other people and follow hand and respiratory hygiene.
Last updated: 06.12.2022 00:24
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After a close contact with a person who has COVID-19 it is recommended to stay in isolation for at least five days and monitor your health. It is especially important to avoid contact with people who are in the coronavirus risk group (regardless of their vaccination status). If full isolation is not possible, wear a protective mask that covers the nose and mouth tightly.
The isolation days are counted from when the close contact took place.
Good to know: if necessary, it is possible for a doctor to issue a certificate for sick leave for up to five days to an asymptomatic close contact.
Last updated: 01.07.2022 16:22
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