Explainer | EU ‘Green Pass’ hitch for Covishield
The Hindu
What are the approved vaccines on the list and how will Indians be affected when the travel ban is lifted?
: Thewhich was launched on July 1 has one problem for Indian travellers to the EU — it does not recognise Covishield, the AstraZeneca vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India (SII), as yet. Adar Poonawalla, CEO of the SII, tweeted that he has taken it up “at the highest levels” and hoped to resolve the matter soon. At the moment, the EU pass recognises only the Vaxzevria version of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, manufactured in the U.K. and other places in Europe and approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA). The EU COVID Digital Green Pass is the popular form of the EU Digital COVID Certificate or EUDCC which is a digital (or paper) certificate that will enable a person to travel within and to the EU region covering 27 member-states. The certificate will act as proof of the fact that the person concerned has been vaccinated or has recovered from COVID-19 or has a negative certificate on a COVID-19 test done 24 hours prior to travelling. EU’s ambassador to India Ugo Astuto said the Green Pass is for travel within the EU region.More Related News