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

The Serum Institute of India (SII) has said not including Covishield in the EU Covid-19 vaccination passport will not allow Covishield vaccinated people to travel to European countries and this will affect students and business travellers back and forth.

The Serum Institute of India (SII) 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. Only four vaccines -- Comirnaty of Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, Vaxzervria by AstraZeneca-Oxford and, Johnson & Johnson's Janssen -- have been approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA). Only those inoculated with these vaccines will be given vaccination passports and allowed to travel within the EU during the pandemic.