Millions of Britons given Indian-made AstraZeneca doses ‘could be excluded from EU vaccine passport scheme’
3 years, 6 months ago

Millions of Britons given Indian-made AstraZeneca doses ‘could be excluded from EU vaccine passport scheme’

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Millions of Britons could be shut out of European holidays because some AstraZeneca jabs are not automatically recognised by the EU vaccine passport scheme, it was reported on Friday. Follow live: Early second vaccine warning as medics urge continuation of some measures after 19 July Up to 5 million Indian-made doses have been administered in the UK, the Daily Telegraph reported, identifiable by their batch numbers as shown on patients’ card or in the NHS app. Many other countries – including India itself – are also affected because the Indian-made version accounts for the majority of AZ doses supplied to poorer nations as part of the Covax vaccine-sharing scheme. Germany and Spain are among nine EU members who have told India they will accept the Covishield version, Indian foreign ministry sources told Associated Press.

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Covishield Side Effects: Doctors' Group Urges Govt to Review All Covid Vaccines
8 months ago

Covishield Side Effects: Doctors' Group Urges Govt to Review All Covid Vaccines

News 18  

In the wake of pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca admitting in a UK court that its Covid vaccine can cause blood clots in rare cases, a group of doctors on Thursday expressed deep concern over the safety of the Covishield vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India. At a press conference, the doctors, under the banner of the Awaken India Movement, …

AstraZeneca's Covishield Showed Lowest Incidence of Side Effects in India Versus Globally, Says Top Govt Official
8 months ago

AstraZeneca's Covishield Showed Lowest Incidence of Side Effects in India Versus Globally, Says Top Govt Official

News 18  

AstraZeneca’s vaccine has demonstrated the lowest incidence of side effects in India compared to the global average, a top government official involved in the national roll-out of Covid-19 vaccination told News18. “But only around 50 cases witnessed Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome — a rare side effect caused by the jab — of the 180 crore doses administered against 4 to …

After AstraZeneca covid-19 vax recall worldwide, Serum says it stopped manufacturing jabs in Dec 2021
8 months, 1 week ago

After AstraZeneca covid-19 vax recall worldwide, Serum says it stopped manufacturing jabs in Dec 2021

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Serum Institute of India on Wednesday said it has stopped making and supplying covid-19 vaccine Covishield after AstraZeneca, the British drugmaker that helped develop the vaccine, announced it too was withdrawing its version of the jab worldwide. The development follows the launch of a class action suit in the UK over allegations that the UK vaccine caused …

Stopped manufacturing Covishield since December 2021, says Serum Institute
8 months, 1 week ago

Stopped manufacturing Covishield since December 2021, says Serum Institute

Hindustan Times  

Pune-based Serum Institute of India stopped manufacturing its anti-Covid-19 vaccine Covishield in 2021, according to a statement issued by the company on Wednesday after British-Swedish pharmaceutical manufacturer AstraZeneca announced it was withdrawing its vaccine against Covid, Vaxzevria, due to “commercial reasons” as demand for it decreased globally. Consequently, since December 2021, we have stopped the manufacturing and supply of additional …

AstraZeneca pulls its COVID-19 vaccine from the European market
8 months, 1 week ago

AstraZeneca pulls its COVID-19 vaccine from the European market

Associated Press  

LONDON — The pharma giant AstraZeneca has requested that the European authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine be pulled, according to the EU medicines regulator. In an update on the European Medicines Agency’s website Wednesday, the regulator said that the approval for AstraZeneca’s Vaxzevria had been withdrawn “at the request of the marketing authorization holder.” AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine was first given …

As AstraZeneca announces vaccine withdrawal, Serum Institute says stopped Covishield in 2021
8 months, 1 week ago

As AstraZeneca announces vaccine withdrawal, Serum Institute says stopped Covishield in 2021

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Days after AstraZeneca admitted for the first time in court documents that their Covid-19 vaccine can cause a rare and dangerous side effect, the British pharma giant announced that they are withdrawing it globally. In its statement, AstraZeneca said, "As multiple, variant COVID-19 vaccines have since been developed, there is a surplus of available updated vaccines. According to …

AstraZeneca removes its Covid vaccine worldwide after rare and dangerous side effect linked to 80 deaths in Britain was admitted in court papers
8 months, 1 week ago

AstraZeneca removes its Covid vaccine worldwide after rare and dangerous side effect linked to 80 deaths in Britain was admitted in court papers

Daily Mail  

AstraZeneca is removing its Covid vaccine worldwide, months after the pharmaceutical giant admitted that it can cause a rare and dangerous side effect. The vaccine, once heralded as a 'triumph for British science', has come under intense scrutiny in recent months for a very rare side effect causing blood clots and low blood platelet counts. The AstraZeneca jab was the …

PM Modi's photo removed from vaccine certificates amidst Covishield controversy
8 months, 1 week ago

PM Modi's photo removed from vaccine certificates amidst Covishield controversy

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Amidst the ongoing controversy surrounding the Covishield vaccine, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's photograph has been removed from Covid-19 vaccine certificates. While speculation arose linking this action to AstraZeneca's acknowledgment of rare blood clotting cases associated with the vaccine, official sources have attributed it to the implementation of the election model code of conduct. The court had dismissed a …

Covishield | Plea in Supreme Court for probe panel for vaccine’s ‘risk factors’
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Covishield | Plea in Supreme Court for probe panel for vaccine’s ‘risk factors’

The Hindu  

The controversy over the safety aspects of the Covishield vaccine reached the Supreme Court on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, with a petition seeking the constitution of an expert medical panel to study the risk factors. Now after the document filed in UK court by the developer of Covishield, we are compelled to think on the risk and hazardous consequences of …

AstraZeneca reaffirms Covid vaccine safety amid rare side effect concerns
8 months, 2 weeks ago

AstraZeneca reaffirms Covid vaccine safety amid rare side effect concerns

India TV News  

In response to recent concerns regarding potential rare side effects associated with the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine, the pharmaceutical company has underscored its unwavering commitment to patient safety while affirming the vaccine's overall safety profile. This comes in the wake of a recent admission by AstraZeneca, the pharmaceutical company, that its Covid vaccine Covishield and Vaxzevria "can, in very rare cases, …

AstraZeneca’s submission in U.K. court nothing new, say doctors over Covishield’s potential to cause blood clots
8 months, 2 weeks ago

AstraZeneca’s submission in U.K. court nothing new, say doctors over Covishield’s potential to cause blood clots

The Hindu  

Following pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca’s admission in U.K. court documents that its vaccine against COVID-19 has the potential to cause Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome, a rare side effect associated with blood clotting, doctors in India said this is not new information and that they are “well aware of the warning which has been available in India as an insert with the …

How safe is AstraZeneca's Covid jab? What rare complications can it cause? Who is taking legal action against the pharma giant? All you need to know
1 year, 2 months ago

How safe is AstraZeneca's Covid jab? What rare complications can it cause? Who is taking legal action against the pharma giant? All you need to know

Daily Mail  

As Brits take AstraZeneca to court we recount what happened with the Covid jab AstraZeneca's Covid vaccine undoubtedly saved millions of lives. AstraZeneca's Covid jab timeline January 2020: Oxford University scientists start working on a Covid vaccine after the World Health Organization declares the spread of the virus a 'Public Health Emergency of International Concern' March 2020: Then Prime Minister …

’Covishield shouldn’t have been rolled out’: Doctor flags ’severe’ side-effects
1 year, 11 months ago

’Covishield shouldn’t have been rolled out’: Doctor flags ’severe’ side-effects

Live Mint  

A well known British-Indian cardiologist has flagged the cardiovascular side effects of the Covishield vaccine. According to Dr Aseem Malhotra, the vaccine manufactured in India by the Serum Institute is ‘even worse’ than mRNA COVID-19 vaccines when it came to concerns such as heart attacks and strokes. Citing a comparison published in a peer-reviewed journal, he said that the Oxford-AstraZeneca …

COVID-19: Govt to expedite process of recognition of Biological E Corbevax by other countries
2 years, 8 months ago

COVID-19: Govt to expedite process of recognition of Biological E Corbevax by other countries

The Hindu  

The government plans to expedite the process of recognition of COVID-19 vaccine Corbevax by other countries while its manufacturer Biological E pursues WHO's emergency use listing for the jab being administered in India among the 12-14 years age group. According to an internal document circulated to the members of the Empowered Group-5 on COVID-19 Vaccination, which will be meeting soon, …

India to Participate in Global Trials to Assess Safety of Covishield among Cancer, HIV, Transplant Patients
2 years, 8 months ago

India to Participate in Global Trials to Assess Safety of Covishield among Cancer, HIV, Transplant Patients

News 18  

India will soon kick-start trials to assess the safety and immunity of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine, dubbed Covishield in India, among unvaccinated immunocompromised adults, News18.com has learnt. According to the study planned on the global scale, previously unvaccinated immunocompromised adults will be enrolled in five disease cohorts — solid organ transplant, hematopoietic stem cell transplant, solid organ cancer patients receiving cytotoxic …

SII has stockpile of 200 mn doses; India better prepared to fight Covid: CEO
2 years, 9 months ago

SII has stockpile of 200 mn doses; India better prepared to fight Covid: CEO

Hindustan Times  

Chief executive officer of Serum Institute of India Adar Poonawalla on Tuesday said the company has a stockpile of 200 million doses of Covishield, while it has already exported 40 million doses of Covovax to European countries and Australia. Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla speaks at the 'AIMA Leadership Conclave' in New Delhi on Tuesday, "We have a …

Panel pitches full market nod for Covaxin, Covishield
2 years, 11 months ago

Panel pitches full market nod for Covaxin, Covishield

Hindustan Times  

The subject expert panel of the national drugs regulator on Wednesday recommended full market authorisation for both Covaxin and Covishield under certain conditions, according to people familiar with the developments. Serum Institute of India and Bharat Biotech International Ltd, manufacturers of Covishield and Covaxin respectively, separately applied to the central drugs standard control organisation to seek full market authorisation stating …

SEC recommends Covaxin, Covishield for full market authorisation: Report
2 years, 11 months ago

SEC recommends Covaxin, Covishield for full market authorisation: Report

Hindustan Times  

The subject expert committee of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation on Wednesday recommended regular market approval for Covaxin and Covishield, the two most widely used jabs in the national vaccination drive against Covid-19, news agency PTI has reported, citing official sources. The development comes just days after the SEC, on January 14, sought more data from the two manufacturers--Hyderabad-based …

UK Marks First Anniversary of Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccine Deployment
3 years ago

UK Marks First Anniversary of Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccine Deployment

News 18  

The UK's health service on Tuesday marked the first anniversary of the deployment of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19, manufactured and deployed in India soon after as Covishield. "Backed by government funding, the UK-made Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine has played an absolutely crucial role in our fight against COVID-19, saving countless lives in the UK and around the world," said UK Health …

Give full authorisation to Covishield: Serum Institute of India
3 years ago

Give full authorisation to Covishield: Serum Institute of India

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: Pune-based Serum Institute of India on Friday announced it has applied to India’s drugs regulator for full market authorisation to Covishield, its anti-Covid vaccine, citing adequate availability of the required data. The government of India now has enough data for full market authorisation, and therefore @SerumInstIndia has applied to the @CDSCO_INDIA_INF and @MoHFW_INDIA for this permission,” Adar Poonawalla, …

Serum Institute of India applies to Indian authorities for full market authorisation of Covishield
3 years ago

Serum Institute of India applies to Indian authorities for full market authorisation of Covishield

Firstpost  

SII had partnered with the developer of Covishield, AstraZeneca, for the supply of the vaccine to the Indian government, which had in January this year granted emergency use authorisation in the country. New Delhi: Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawala on Friday said the vaccines major has applied to Indian authorities for full market authorisation of Covishield, stating supplies …

Covishield could soon be available at medical stores as SII seeks full market authorisation nod
3 years ago

Covishield could soon be available at medical stores as SII seeks full market authorisation nod

India TV News  

Pune-based Serum Institute of India has applied for full market authorisation for the COVID-19 vaccine Covishield with the drug regulator. SII CEO Adar Poonawala confirmed that the institute has applied for full market authorisation of the drug, stating supplies of the COVID-19 vaccine have exceeded 125 crore doses. The institute had earlier this month sought the drug regulator's approval for …

Maximising the boost: The Hindu Editorial on mixing COVID-19 vaccines
3 years ago

Maximising the boost: The Hindu Editorial on mixing COVID-19 vaccines

The Hindu  

Heralding a new frontier in India’s vaccination programme, the apex drug regulator has approved two more vaccines under emergency use authorisation, and an antiviral drug. Despite three vaccines being available, India has overwhelmingly been reliant on Covishield and that is a matter of concern as a new chapter in the vaccination programme unfolds. The new directives say that “precaution doses”, …

SII Seeks Approval for Covishield Boosters: Is there Enough Data?
3 years, 1 month ago

SII Seeks Approval for Covishield Boosters: Is there Enough Data?

The Quint  

While Serum Institute of India cited UK's MHRA giving the green light for AstraZeneca booster doses, they left out certain other key points. For one, around the same time, higher ups at AstraZeneca had warned against rushing into giving booster doses for all before 2 dose data is adequately studied. Expressing their reservations, Pascal Soriot, chief executive, and Sir Mene …

Covishield: Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccine remained effective even during India’s brutal second wave
3 years, 1 month ago

Covishield: Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccine remained effective even during India’s brutal second wave

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Covishield vaccine was effective …

AstraZeneca vaccine could be key reason why Britain is weathering the new Covid storm
3 years, 1 month ago

AstraZeneca vaccine could be key reason why Britain is weathering the new Covid storm

The Telegraph  

It is the key question puzzling scientists and commentators – how is Britain managing to weather the latest deadly Covid storm while our European neighbours' defences are crumbling? He suggested that the durability of T-cells from the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab could be keeping older people safer than those on the continent, preventing hospitilisations and deaths even though virus cases are still …

110 nations have agreed to mutual recognition of Covid-19 vaccination certificates with India: Sources
3 years, 1 month ago

110 nations have agreed to mutual recognition of Covid-19 vaccination certificates with India: Sources

India Today  

As many as 110 countries have agreed to mutual recognition of Covid-19 vaccination certificates with India so far, official sources said on Thursday. At present, 110 countries have agreed to mutual recognition of vaccination certificates and also those who recognise Indian vaccination certificates of travellers fully vaccinated with Covishield/WHO approved/nationally approved Covid vaccines, the official sources said. READ: New Zealand …

96 countries have agreed to accept COVID vaccination certificates with India, says health minister
3 years, 2 months ago

96 countries have agreed to accept COVID vaccination certificates with India, says health minister

Firstpost  

Mansukh Mandaviya said that the countries have agreed to mutually recognise Indian vaccination certificates of travellers fully-vaccinated with Covishield and WHO approved COVID vaccines New Delhi: Ninety-six countries have agreed to mutual recognition of COVID-19 vaccination certificates with India, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Tuesday. “At present, 96 countries have agreed to mutual recognition of vaccination certificates and …

UK to recognise Covaxin for inbound travel from November 22
3 years, 2 months ago

UK to recognise Covaxin for inbound travel from November 22

Hindustan Times  

The UK will recognise India’s Covaxin jab as an approved Covid-19 vaccine for inbound travel from November 22, a move that is expected to benefit thousands of travellers from India. The UK will recognise India’s Covaxin jab as an approved Covid-19 vaccine for inbound travel from November 22. Britain also began accepting India’s vaccine certificates from October 11, ending a …

Australia recognises Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin for travellers
3 years, 2 months ago

Australia recognises Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin for travellers

Op India  

On November 1, the Australian Government’s Therapeutic Goods Administration under the Department of Health recognized made-in-India Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin by Bharat Biotech to establish a traveller’s vaccination status. In a statement, Australia’s High Commissioner to India, Barry O’Farrell AO, said, “Australian Government recognises Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin for the purpose of establishing a traveller’s vaccination status.” Australian Government recognises Bharat Biotech’s …

Mix-and-match vaccines highly effective against COVID-19: Lancet study
3 years, 2 months ago

Mix-and-match vaccines highly effective against COVID-19: Lancet study

Deccan Chronicle  

London: People who received a first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine followed by an mRNA vaccine shot had a lower risk of infection compared to those immunised with both doses of the AstraZeneca preventive, according to a nationwide study in Sweden. "However, our study shows a greater risk reduction for people who received an mRNA vaccine after having received …

'Quarreltine' with India Ends as UK Gives In
3 years, 3 months ago

'Quarreltine' with India Ends as UK Gives In

News 18  

The UK government finally dropped its demand for Indians – and nationals of several other countries – to quarantine on arrival in Britain. A UK government note issued late evening on Thursday says that India “will be added to this list of countries and territories with approved proof of vaccination 4am Monday 11 October. Following a furore in India led …

WHO 'Deeply Concerned' Over Covid Vaccines Approved for Emergency Use Not Being Recognised in All Countries: Official
3 years, 3 months ago

WHO 'Deeply Concerned' Over Covid Vaccines Approved for Emergency Use Not Being Recognised in All Countries: Official

News 18  

The World Health Organisation is deeply concerned that COVID-19 vaccines that have proven to be effective and have been approved by the global health body for emergency use are not being recognised in all countries, an official said on Thursday. Addressing a press briefing, Dr Bruce Aylward, Senior Advisor to WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said the organisation …

WHO 'deeply concerned' over Covid vaccines approved for emergency use not being recognised in all countries
3 years, 3 months ago

WHO 'deeply concerned' over Covid vaccines approved for emergency use not being recognised in all countries

India TV News  

The World Health Organisation is “deeply concerned” that COVID-19 vaccines that have proven to be effective and have been approved by the global health body for emergency use are not being recognized in all countries, an official said on Thursday. Addressing a press briefing, Dr. Bruce Aylward, Senior Advisor to WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said the organization again …

UK recognises Indian vaccine certificate: No quarantine for Covishield-vaccinated travellers from Oct 11
3 years, 3 months ago

UK recognises Indian vaccine certificate: No quarantine for Covishield-vaccinated travellers from Oct 11

India Today  

On Thursday, UK announced that fully vaccinated Indian travellers will no longer have to quarantine on entering the country. Alex Ellis, British High Commissioner to India, posted from his official Twitter handle, "No quarantine for Indian travellers to UK fully vaccinated with Covishield or another UK-approved vaccine from 11 October. No quarantine for Indian travellers to UK fully vaccinated with …

'People Vaccinated With COVAXIN Treated As Un-vaccinated In Foreign Countries' : Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Re-Vaccination
3 years, 3 months ago

'People Vaccinated With COVAXIN Treated As Un-vaccinated In Foreign Countries' : Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Re-Vaccination

Live Law  

A Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the absence of the provisions of voluntary re-vaccination for persons who have been administered CoVAXIN in the present system of COVID-19 vaccination. Preferred by Kartik Seth, an advocate practising in the Supreme Court of India, the PIL states that under the present scenario, a person is not allowed/permitted …

UK Updates Travel Advisory for Those Going to India Day After 'Tit-for-Tat' Move
3 years, 3 months ago

UK Updates Travel Advisory for Those Going to India Day After 'Tit-for-Tat' Move

News 18  

The UK government on Saturday updated its official advisory for its nationals travelling to India following New Delhi’s decision to impose reciprocal curbs on the British visitors from Monday, and said it was in close contact with Indian authorities on the issue. The updated travel advisory by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office noted an additional COVID-19 test on …

Engaging with India on vaccine certification: UK's response to reciprocal measures
3 years, 3 months ago

Engaging with India on vaccine certification: UK's response to reciprocal measures

India Today  

After India imposed reciprocal measures in response to the UK’s “discriminatory” international travel norms, the British High Commission has said the country is “continuing to engage” with New Delhi to expand its recognition of Covid-19 vaccine certification. "We are continuing to engage with the Government of India on technical cooperation to expand UK recognition of vaccine certification to people vaccinated …

India to impose 10-day mandatory quarantine, COVID-19 tests on all UK travellers from 4 Oct in 'reciprocal' move
3 years, 3 months ago

India to impose 10-day mandatory quarantine, COVID-19 tests on all UK travellers from 4 Oct in 'reciprocal' move

Firstpost  

The UK government has faced intense backlash over its refusal to recognise visitors as vaccinated unless they received their COVID-19 vaccine shots in a handful of select countries The Central government has decided to impose a mandatory 10-day quarantine on British nationals arriving in India, with effect from 4 October. According to the sources, “Regardless of vaccine status, arrivals will …

India reciprocates, imposes 10-day quarantine for all travellers from UK
3 years, 3 months ago

India reciprocates, imposes 10-day quarantine for all travellers from UK

Op India  

The Indian government on Friday decided to impose reciprocal travel curbs on British visitors arriving in India from the UK, with effect from October 4. Earlier today, a senior official of the Home Ministry was quoted as saying by news agency ANI that the Indian government has decided on ‘reciprocal treatment’ to the applicants under new visa conditions. But the …

UK's Stand on Indian Vaccine Certificates is Arbitrary, Reeks of Colonial Bias
3 years, 3 months ago

UK's Stand on Indian Vaccine Certificates is Arbitrary, Reeks of Colonial Bias

News 18  

It has been 74 years since the British were forced to leave India, but the colonial hangover continues. He said at a media briefing the next day that India could think of “reciprocal measures” against the nations which don’t recognize our country’s vaccine certification. A British High Commission spokesperson said after the earlier rejection raised a firestorm in India: “We …

Covishield row with UK: Both sides engage in talks to clear out differences
3 years, 3 months ago

Covishield row with UK: Both sides engage in talks to clear out differences

India TV News  

The Central government said that the UK's rule of 10-day quarantine for those vaccinated in India is 'discriminatory' as the it refused to provide relief of quarantine for Indian travellers despite recognising Covishield vaccine. The UK government had earlier said that COVID-19 vaccine certification from all countries must meet a "minimum criteria" and that it is working with India on …

COVID-19 vaccine certification for travel must meet ‘minimum criteria’: UK
3 years, 3 months ago

COVID-19 vaccine certification for travel must meet ‘minimum criteria’: UK

India TV News  

The COVID-19 vaccine certification from all countries must meet a "minimum criteria" and that it is working with India on a "phased approach" to its international travel norms, the United Kingdom government said. But with India’s vaccine certification not on a list of 18 approved countries, Indian travellers to the UK will continue to be treated as non-vaccinated and therefore …

Covishield gets UK nod, but Indians still have to quarantine. The dispute, explained
3 years, 3 months ago

Covishield gets UK nod, but Indians still have to quarantine. The dispute, explained

Hindustan Times  

The United Kingdom is facing a severe backlash for what many have called its “selective vaccine policy” after the country issued its revised international travel advisory on Wednesday, in which it approved several formulations of the coronavirus disease vaccine – including the Covishield shot manufactured by the Serum Institute. However, even though the UK kept Covishield, manufactured by the SII, …

Talks on to resolve travel norms row, but vaccine certification must meet 'minimum criteria', says UK
3 years, 3 months ago

Talks on to resolve travel norms row, but vaccine certification must meet 'minimum criteria', says UK

India Today  

Amid a burgeoning diplomatic wrangle with India, the UK government has said it is working with New Delhi to figure out a “phased approach” to its international travel guidelines. “Our top priority remains protecting public health, and reopening travel in a safe and sustainable way, which is why vaccine certification from all countries must meet the minimum criteria taking into …

Confusion reigns over UK's travel advisory nod to Covishield even as India absent on eligibility list
3 years, 3 months ago

Confusion reigns over UK's travel advisory nod to Covishield even as India absent on eligibility list

Firstpost  

The UK’s Department of Health and Social Care have said on Wednesday that they are unable to confirm this and will require further clarifications London: There is confusion over the UK government’s vaccine recognition process for Indian travellers as even though Oxford/AstraZeneca Covishield, the India-manufactured Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, is on an updated international travel advisory, India is not yet on …

Covishield fine, but not Indian certification: U.K.
3 years, 3 months ago

Covishield fine, but not Indian certification: U.K.

The Hindu  

The United Kingdom on Wednesday formally recognised COVID-19 vaccine Covishield produced by the Serum Institute of India. Wednesday’s announcement did not include any change in India's position in the ‘Amber List’, while the U.K. has cleared 18 countries for the ‘Green List’. Only ‘Red List’ from Oct. 4 British High Commissioner Alex Ellis in an interview with NDTV on Wednesday …

Nod to Covishield, Not to CoWIN Certificate: UK's Another Slip Between the Cup and the Lip
3 years, 3 months ago

Nod to Covishield, Not to CoWIN Certificate: UK's Another Slip Between the Cup and the Lip

News 18  

After backlash from the Indian diaspora, UK on Wednesday revised its travel advisory and included Covishield in its list of accepted vaccines butIndians will have to quarantine and get tested on arrival as Britain still does not accept CoWIN certificate. Earlier, reacting to the decision, India’s foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla, had called the UK government’s decision to not recognise …

UK recognises Covishield but quarantine rule for vaccinated Indians to continue
3 years, 3 months ago

UK recognises Covishield but quarantine rule for vaccinated Indians to continue

India Today  

The United Kingdom has announced changes in its travel and quarantine rules and said that the UK now recognises Covishield as a vaccine. In its latest travel update, the UK has said that from October 4, one will qualify as fully vaccinated if they are “vaccinated under an approved vaccination programme in the UK, Europe, USA or UK vaccine programme …

India considers ‘reciprocal’ steps to U.K.’s quarantine rules
3 years, 3 months ago

India considers ‘reciprocal’ steps to U.K.’s quarantine rules

The Hindu  

India could impose “reciprocal measures” on the United Kingdom if London maintained the current quarantine policy that subjected Indian travellers “irrespective of vaccination status” to a quarantine period lasting 10 days, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said here on Tuesday. The comments came hours after External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met his British counterpart Liz Truss in New York on …

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