Eight European countries have now approved the Covishield vaccine for Green Pass reported on Thursday. These countries are Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Spain, Switzerland, Germany, Slovenia, and Austria. Hence all those who have taken the Covishield vaccine can now travel to these countries in Europe.
Green Pass is of utmost importance in today’s time, which is required for travel in the European Union from July 1. Green Pass holders will not have to quarantine when entering a country.
There are also reports that Estonia has decided to recognize vaccines that have been authorized by the Government of India for travel.
The European Union’s individual member states have the ability to allow travelers who have taken vaccines approved by the country or those recognized by the World Health Organisation.
Adar Poonawalla, Serum Institute of India’s CEO said in a statement, “The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is correct in asking us to apply, which we have through AstraZeneca a month ago, and that process has to take its time. In a month we are confident the EMA will approve Covishield. There is no reason not to as it is based on AstraZeneca data and our product is identical to AstraZeneca more or less.”
