Haven’t received application for Covishield’s authorisation, says European Medicines Agency
The Hindu
Adar Poonawalla of Serum Institute of India had said on June 28 that he had taken up the issue of Covishield with the concerned authorities.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has not received any application from the Serum Institute of India for authorisation of the COVID-19 vaccine, Covishield. The comment from the agency came a fortnight after the EU introduced the EU Digital Covid Certificate (EUDCC), also known as the “green pass” that makes intra-EU travel possible. “We confirm that we have not received a marketing authorisation application for Covishield,” said Salvador Ruiz Carrillo de Albornoz, Press Officer of EMA.
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