Explained | Europe's 'Green Passport' and its impact on India
3 years, 5 months ago

Explained | Europe's 'Green Passport' and its impact on India

The Hindu  

The story so far: On July 1, the European Union implemented the EU Digital COVID Certificate or the “Green Passport”, which allows ease of intra-European travel for passengers who have taken one of four vaccines ‘recognised’ by the European Medicines Agency that excludes Indian-made Covishield and Covaxin, among others. The move led to a sharp protest from India, as well as the African Union, as concerns grow over vaccine passports that discriminate against travellers from developing countries with limited access to vaccines. During his visit to Italy for the G20 ministerial conference last week, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar registered a strong protest in his meetings with European counterparts as well as EU High Representative Josep Borrell Fontelles, as government sources indicated that India was prepared to initiate reciprocal harsh quarantine measures against countries that discriminated against Indians. Backing India’s stand, the African Union and Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention issued a statement raising concerns over the Green Passport, pointing out that the Covishield vaccine was the “backbone” of the EU-supported international COVAX alliance’s programme in Africa, along with the AstraZeneca-SkBio vaccine produced in South Korea.

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With State prod, India can be world leader in vaccines
10 months, 4 weeks ago

With State prod, India can be world leader in vaccines

Hindustan Times  

The World Health Organization activated its incident management support team as part of its emergency response framework on the emergence of a cluster of atypical pneumonia cases emerging from Wuhan, China, on January 1, 2020. India, the dark horse in the vaccine race, did the unexpected and against all odds, approving EUA to two vaccines — “made in India” Covishield …

E.U. dallies on recognising ASEAN COVID vaccine passports
2 years, 7 months ago

E.U. dallies on recognising ASEAN COVID vaccine passports

The Hindu  

currently recognises COVID passport certificates issued by only three countries from Southeast Asia, despite a surge in outbound travel from the region as pandemic restrictions are lifted. 's recognition of Malaysia's pass, in particular, was "very slow" considering it has issued digital vaccine certificates since the very beginning of its vaccination rollout in 2021, and uses robust security for its …

Maximising the boost: The Hindu Editorial on mixing COVID-19 vaccines
2 years, 11 months 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”, …

113 countries accept India's Covid vaccination certificate, govt informs Rajya Sabha
3 years ago

113 countries accept India's Covid vaccination certificate, govt informs Rajya Sabha

India Today  

A total of 113 countries accept India's Covid vaccination certificate with some of them having explicitly reached agreements for mutual recognition of certificates with India, while others have their own protocols which apply to all inoculated travellers, the government informed the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. As of December 13, 2021, a total of 113 countries accept India’s vaccination certificate, the …

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 …

US Eases Travel Restrictions, Allows Covaxin-Jabbed Indians to Enter
3 years, 1 month ago

US Eases Travel Restrictions, Allows Covaxin-Jabbed Indians to Enter

News 18  

The United States Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has paved the way for Bharat Biotech manufactured-Covaxin-vaccinated individuals to travel to the US. This comes when the World Health Organisation is dithering on granting emergency use listing to Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin. A Times of India report stated that this clearance comes with a rider as the CDC has put Covaxin …

India proposes reciprocal vaccine certification mechanism to its partners: Foreign Secretary Shringla
3 years, 1 month ago

India proposes reciprocal vaccine certification mechanism to its partners: Foreign Secretary Shringla

India Today  

India has proposed a mutually acceptable Covid-19 vaccine certification framework to its partner countries to ensure a simplified international travel regime and several of them have already agreed to it, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said on Thursday. The mechanism is based on reciprocal recognition of the integrity of the vaccine certification process by the partner countries and it will …

WHO 'Deeply Concerned' Over Covid Vaccines Approved for Emergency Use Not Being Recognised in All Countries: Official
3 years, 2 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, 2 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, 2 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 …

UK Updates Travel Advisory for Those Going to India Day After 'Tit-for-Tat' Move
3 years, 2 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, 2 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 …

Different rules across nations hurting business travel - Today's Special
3 years, 2 months ago

Different rules across nations hurting business travel - Today's Special

Business Standard  

During his trip to the United States, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that international travel should be made easier through mutual recognition of vaccine certificates. In an oped column for a business daily, National Health Authority Chairman and head of the Cowin app, R S Sharma, wrote that they are planning to release an international version of the vaccination certificate …

Beyond Vaccine Certificates, a Need to Convey to Britain Dangers of Antagonising India
3 years, 3 months ago

Beyond Vaccine Certificates, a Need to Convey to Britain Dangers of Antagonising India

News 18  

The British taught us bureaucracy. As Indrani Bagchi, one of our foremost foreign affairs analysts, tweeted: “India gets many things wrong, but I will say that our vaccine certificate with a QR code that can be verified in real-time isn’t one of them.” If the possibility of fraud is a concern, British authorities must be reminded that the Indian COVID-19 …

Vaccine Certification Must Meet Minimum Criteria, Working With India on 'Phased Approach': UK
3 years, 3 months ago

Vaccine Certification Must Meet Minimum Criteria, Working With India on 'Phased Approach': UK

News 18  

A day after UK added Serum Institute’s Covishield to its expanded travel advisory, the government has said Covid-19 vaccine certification from all countries must meet a minimum criteria and it is working with India on a phased approach to its international travel norms. With India’s vaccine certification not on a list of 18 approved countries, Indian travellers to the UK …

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 …

PM Modi urges mutual consent for COVID-19 vaccine certificates
3 years, 3 months ago

PM Modi urges mutual consent for COVID-19 vaccine certificates

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that international travel should be made easier through mutual recognition of vaccine certificates, amid several countries adopting different sets of rules to allow foreigners to enter their territory in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic that has caused unprecedented disruption. In his video remarks at the Global COVID Summit hosted by U.S. President …

International travel should be made easier via mutual recognition of vaccine certificates: PM at COVID Summit
3 years, 3 months ago

International travel should be made easier via mutual recognition of vaccine certificates: PM at COVID Summit

India TV News  

Emphasising the need to address the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that international travel should be made easier through mutual recognition of vaccine certificates. Addressing the Global COVID-19 Summit, the Prime Minister also said the supply chains of raw materials must be kept open for the production of vaccines against the disease. …

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 …

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 …

India warns of 'reciprocal measures' over UK's decision not to recognise Covishield vaccine certificate
3 years, 3 months ago

India warns of 'reciprocal measures' over UK's decision not to recognise Covishield vaccine certificate

Firstpost  

The new rules, which also require people arriving from many other countries to undergo quarantine, have sparked anger in India New Delhi: India on Tuesday criticised the British government’s decision not to recognise coronavirus vaccine certificates issued by Indian authorities, calling it a “discriminatory policy” that will impact its citizens who want to travel to that country. Foreign Secretary Harsh …

Why UK faces heat from India over its 'unvaccinated' status for Covishield users
3 years, 3 months ago

Why UK faces heat from India over its 'unvaccinated' status for Covishield users

Firstpost  

As per United Kingdom’s new travel rules, Indians who have been administered Covishield – the bioequivalent of ‘Vaxzevria’ – the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine – will not be considered vaccinated and will have to undergo quarantine for 10 days The latest changes in the United Kingdom government’s COVID-19-related travel restrictions has renewed controversy over freedom of international travel during the pandemic. The …

COVID-19 vaccine passports: When international borders open, how will global travel work?
3 years, 4 months ago

COVID-19 vaccine passports: When international borders open, how will global travel work?

ABC  

Parked outside a Croatian hostel having driven all the way from Sweden, Edmond Faddilsson struggles to list all the countries he's visited on a rampaging post-vaccine tour of Europe. "We're going to be constrained by the fact we can only travel to countries where there's a bilateral agreement to accept the vaccine passport information from each country." In July, following …

Foreign nationals now eligible for Covid-19 vaccination in India
3 years, 4 months ago

Foreign nationals now eligible for Covid-19 vaccination in India

India Today  

Foreign nationals residing in India are now eligible to take Covid-19 vaccines in India, the Union health ministry announced on Monday. REGISTER ON COWIN PLATFORM WITH PASSPORT In order to get vaccinated against Covid-19 in India, foreign nationals will have to register themselves on the government's CoWIN platform using their passports as proof of identity. Together We Fight, Together We …

Johnson and Johnson’s single-dose COVID-19 vaccine approved for emergency use in India
3 years, 4 months ago

Johnson and Johnson’s single-dose COVID-19 vaccine approved for emergency use in India

The Hindu  

Johnson and Johnson’s single-dose COVID-19 vaccine was on Saturday given approval for Emergency Use Authorisation in India, making it the 5th COVID vaccine to get the clearance in the country. It further said the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation had granted permission to conduct the phase I clinical trial of intranasal adenoviral vector COVID-19 vaccine to Bharat Biotech International Limited, …

Good News: Adar Poonawalla after 16 European nations recognise Covishield
3 years, 5 months ago

Good News: Adar Poonawalla after 16 European nations recognise Covishield

India TV News  

Chief Executive Officer and owner of the Serum Institute of India on Saturday said that it was good news for international travellers that Covishield, the Indian version of the Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccine was now recognised and accepted by 16 European countries. “It is indeed good news for travellers, as we see sixteen European countries recognising Covishield as an acceptable vaccine for …

Serum Institute's Covishield vaccine gets nod from France for travel
3 years, 5 months ago

Serum Institute's Covishield vaccine gets nod from France for travel

Firstpost  

The move to accept visitors vaccinated with AstraZeneca’s vaccine made by SII came after a global outcry over the fact that the EU’s selective approval was discriminatory Paris: France will allow international travelers who have had AstraZeneca’s Indian-manufactured vaccine into the country starting Sunday. The move to accept visitors vaccinated with AstraZeneca’s vaccine made by India’s Serum Institute came after …

France allows visitors inoculated with India's Covishield vaccine
3 years, 5 months ago

France allows visitors inoculated with India's Covishield vaccine

India TV News  

France will allow international travellers who have had AstraZeneca's Indian-manufactured vaccine into the country starting Sunday. The move to accept visitors vaccinated with AstraZeneca's vaccine made by India's Serum Institute came after a global outcry over the fact that the European Union's COVID-19 certificate only recognises AstraZeneca vaccines manufactured in Europe. Starting Sunday, France will also start requiring anyone who …

Immunised but banned: European Union says not all COVID-19 vaccines are equal
3 years, 5 months ago

Immunised but banned: European Union says not all COVID-19 vaccines are equal

Firstpost  

The officially EU-endorsed vaccines also include those made by Pfizer, Moderna and J&J. However, they don’t include the AstraZeneca shot made in India or many other vaccines used in developing countries London: After Dr. Ifeanyi Nsofor and his wife received two doses of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine in Nigeria, they assumed they would be free to travel this summer to a …

EU holding back approval for Indian-made AstraZeneca vaccine 'discriminatory', say experts
3 years, 5 months ago

EU holding back approval for Indian-made AstraZeneca vaccine 'discriminatory', say experts

India Today  

After Dr. Ifeanyi Nsofor and his wife received two doses of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine in Nigeria, they assumed they would be free to travel this summer to a European destination of their choice. READ: All documents required for emergency use listing of Covaxin submitted to WHO: Bharat Biotech EU regulators said AstraZeneca hasn't completed the necessary paperwork on the Indian …

The Week For Vaccines: Moderna To Hit India In Days And A Three-Dose Shot That Is Easy To Inject
3 years, 5 months ago

The Week For Vaccines: Moderna To Hit India In Days And A Three-Dose Shot That Is Easy To Inject

News 18  

After months waiting for new shots to join the ranks of Covishield, Covaxin and Sputnik V and augment India’s vaccine arsenal in the Covid-19 fight, this week came as a boost as the Centre okayed the rollout of a vaccine from the US and Indian drugmaker Zydus Cadila said it was applying for an emergency use nod in the country. …

Covishield vaccine jab receivers may be denied entry to EU
3 years, 5 months ago

Covishield vaccine jab receivers may be denied entry to EU

India TV News  

As the European Union relaxes travel restrictions for non-EU tourists under its 'Green Passport' scheme, those who have been inoculated with the Indian-made AstraZeneca vaccine, Covishield, could face problems when entering the bloc, the European Commission suggested on Friday. While the AstraZeneca vaccine produced in Europe, branded Vaxzevira, has been greenlighted by the European Medicines Agency, the Indian version Covishield …

Netherlands to Recognise Covishield as 'Valid Vaccine' Amid EU Green Pass Row
3 years, 5 months ago

Netherlands to Recognise Covishield as 'Valid Vaccine' Amid EU Green Pass Row

News 18  

The Netherlands on Friday recognised Covishield as a valid proof of vaccination against Covid-19 a day after the nine European nations said it would be accepting the India-made vaccines for travel to their countries. The European Union’s Digital Covid certificate or “Green Pass” is coming into effect on Thursday with an aim to facilitate free movement during the COVID-19 pandemic. …

EU's Vaccine 'Green Pass': Why is India Losing its Sleep Over It?
3 years, 5 months ago

EU's Vaccine 'Green Pass': Why is India Losing its Sleep Over It?

The Quint  

No, that’s not how this works. After the noise in the media, German ambassador to India put out a tweet saying Germany accepts Covishield. In fact, several European countries use other vaccines not on the list including China’s Sinopharm and Sinovac and Russia’s Sputnik vaccine. Even if you haven’t received the vaccine, or your vaccine is not accepted in EU, …

Covishield's swift recognition in 'Green Pass' by European countries a win for India's coercive power
3 years, 5 months ago

Covishield's swift recognition in 'Green Pass' by European countries a win for India's coercive power

Firstpost  

It is now critical that the government understands the extraordinary coercive power it has and rams through the approval of Covaxin by international health organisations, the US, and the EU Through the COVID-19 crisis we have seen that solutions provided by international organisations and groupings have nothing to do with science but more to do with ecosystems and the greasy …

Covishield gets nod from nine European countries for travel
3 years, 5 months ago

Covishield gets nod from nine European countries for travel

The Hindu  

At least nine countries in Europe have given recognition to the Covishield vaccine produced by the Serum Institute of India, informed sources have said. The confirmation came on Thursday when the European Union started the "Green Pass" facility which will allow travellers vaccinated with an authorised set of vaccines to travel within the EU zone covering 27 countries. The clearance …

News18 Evening Digest: PM Modi Thanks Medical Fraternity; Switzerland, 7 EU Nations Add Covishield in Green Passport List & Other Top Stories
3 years, 5 months ago

News18 Evening Digest: PM Modi Thanks Medical Fraternity; Switzerland, 7 EU Nations Add Covishield in Green Passport List & Other Top Stories

News 18  

‘Like Gods’: This is How PM Modi Thanked the Medical Fraternity on Doctor’s Day | Highlights Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the medical fraternity on the occasion of National Doctors’ Day today and thanked them for risking their own lives to save countless others as the Covid-19 pandemic tears through India for the second time since last year. Switzerland, 7 …

9 European Union countries include Covishield in 'green pass' after India's stern warning
3 years, 5 months ago

9 European Union countries include Covishield in 'green pass' after India's stern warning

India TV News  

Several European Union countries have cleared the Serum Institute of India's Covid-19 vaccine, Covishield, amid travel pass row. Reports say that India asked the members of the 27-nation grouping to individually consider allowing Indians who have taken Covishield and Covaxin vaccines and want to travel to Europe. Besides, New Delhi also conveyed to the EU member states that it will …

India toughens stand on EU COVID passport
3 years, 5 months ago

India toughens stand on EU COVID passport

The Hindu  

India took issue with the European Union’s plans to institute a “green pass” from July 1, with government sources warning that India will introduce a “reciprocal policy” only allowing ease of travel for those European countries that recognise Indian vaccines Covishield and Covaxin. The latest twist to the controversy of the European Union’s Digital Covid Certificate came a day after …

India tells EU nations: Accept Covishield, Covaxin or face mandatory quarantine
3 years, 5 months ago

India tells EU nations: Accept Covishield, Covaxin or face mandatory quarantine

India TV News  

As the European Union relaxes travel restrictions under its 'Green Passport' scheme, India has requested the members of the 27-nation grouping to individually consider allowing Indians who have taken Covishield and Covaxin vaccines to travel to Europe, sources said adding India will institute a reciprocal policy for recognition of the EU Digital Covid Certificate. "We have also conveyed to EU …

Opinion | Why vaccination of 70 per cent Indians is a must
3 years, 5 months ago

Opinion | Why vaccination of 70 per cent Indians is a must

India TV News  

The danger of pandemics in India is still there and people in the streets have already started flouting Covid-19 guidelines. Mass vaccination of at least 70 per cent of India’s population is a must to prevent the outbreak of pandemic for the third time. But when 20 per cent of the population got their first dose, five months have elapsed …

EAM Jaishankar discusses inclusion of Covishield in EU's Vaccination Passport with top official
3 years, 5 months ago

EAM Jaishankar discusses inclusion of Covishield in EU's Vaccination Passport with top official

India TV News  

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday took up the issue of inclusion of Covishield in the EU COVID-19 Vaccination Passport with a top European Union official and promised to follow up the matter. People vaccinated with Covishield, manufactured by the Serum Institute of India, are unlikely to be eligible to travel to the European Union member states under the …

Accept Covishield and Covaxin, will exempt vaccinated people from mandatory quarantine: India to EU
3 years, 5 months ago

Accept Covishield and Covaxin, will exempt vaccinated people from mandatory quarantine: India to EU

India Today  

Amid the ongoing controversy over the European Union's move to not include Covishield and Covaxin for its Digital Covid Certificate or 'Green Pass', India on Wednesday told EU member states that it would exempt their vaccinated people from mandatory quarantine if they recognise Indian vaccines and vaccination certificates. Sources said in its communication to the EU member states, India has …

Jaishankar Discusses Inclusion of Covishield in EU's Vaccination Passport with Top Official
3 years, 5 months ago

Jaishankar Discusses Inclusion of Covishield in EU's Vaccination Passport with Top Official

News 18  

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday took up the issue of inclusion of Covishield in the EU COVID-19 Vaccination Passport with a top European Union official and promised to follow up the matter. People vaccinated with Covishield, manufactured by the Serum Institute of India, are unlikely to be eligible to travel to the European Union member states under the …

Covid green pass only for intra-EU travel, not applicable to those from outside
3 years, 5 months ago

Covid green pass only for intra-EU travel, not applicable to those from outside

India Today  

The European Union’s decision not to include Covishield in the list of approved vaccines for the digital green certificate, an EU-wide travel pass, has many worried in India. Amid allegations of racism, sources in the European Union clarified its stand on the exclusion of Serum Institute’s Covishield, saying the EU Digital Covid Certificate is meant to facilitate safe free movement …

Visit Switzerland on Indian passport if you are fully vaccinated with Covishield. New guidelines
3 years, 5 months ago

Visit Switzerland on Indian passport if you are fully vaccinated with Covishield. New guidelines

India Today  

Switzerland has announced easing of restrictions significantly from June 26 which includes opening up entry for travel from abroad. SWISS GOVERNMENT ISSUES STATEMENT “Persons who have been vaccinated or who have recovered from the disease will be permitted to enter Switzerland from these countries or regions without having to be tested or to quarantine as long as it is certain …

Serum Institute urges Centre to take up inclusion of Covishield in vaccination passport with EU
3 years, 5 months ago

Serum Institute urges Centre to take up inclusion of Covishield in vaccination passport with EU

India Today  

The Serum Institute of India has urged the government to take up inclusion of Covishield in the EU Covid-19 Vaccination Passport with the European Union and other countries, saying if not done it will affect students and business travellers, and disrupt the Indian and global economy. However, not including Covishield in the EU Covid-19 Vaccination Passport will not allow Covishield …

Decoded | What is vaccine passport and how you can get one
3 years, 5 months ago

Decoded | What is vaccine passport and how you can get one

India Today  

Covid-19 has unnerved the world where strangers are being seen with suspicion for carrying SARS-CoV-2. In March this year, China rolled out its digital vaccine passport that could be accessed through an app allowing authorities to verify an individual’s vaccination status by scanning a QR code. The European Union, however, said individual countries could grant vaccine passport for any vaccine …

Serum Institute applies for European regulator’s EUA amid vaccine passport issues
3 years, 5 months ago

Serum Institute applies for European regulator’s EUA amid vaccine passport issues

Live Mint  

Serum Institute of India has applied for an emergency use authorization for its covid-19 vaccine with the European Medicines Agency, following reports that those who were administered Covishield were not being allowed to enter the European Union. Poonawalla‘s statement follows news reports that the EU’s digital covid vaccine certificate for travelling in the region, or ‘vaccine passport’, recognizes AstraZeneca’s covid-19 …

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