According to reports, nine European countries are allowing Covishield vaccinations for travel to their countries.
According to the reports, Austria, Germany, Slovenia, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, and Spain are among the nations that allow persons who have received Covishield immunizations to travel.
According to them, Switzerland has accepted Covishield as a Schengen member.
Separately, Estonia has indicated that it will accept any vaccinations approved by the Indian government for Indians travelling to that country, according to the sources.
India has previously urged the EU member countries to individually consider letting Indians who have taken Covishield and Covaxin vaccines who want to travel to Europe.
The European Union’s Digital Covid certificate or “Green Pass” is going into force on Thursday with an objective to allow free travel during the COVID-19 epidemic.
Persons who have received vaccinations approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) will be free from travel restrictions throughout the EU region under this system.
Individual member states can accept vaccinations that have been approved at the national level or that have been recognised by the World Health Organization (WHO).
People who received the Covishield and Covaxin vaccines in India have been concerned that they may not be able to travel to European Union member states under the EU’s “Green Pass” system.
The EU Digital Covid certificate, often known as a “Green Pass,” will be required for travel to European nations and will act as confirmation of COVID-19 vaccination.
Individual EU member states would have the option of accepting vaccinations approved by the World Health Organization (WHO), such as Covishield, for acquiring the bloc’s digital Covid certificate, according to an EU official on Tuesday.
During a meeting with Josep Borrell Fontelles, the European Union’s High Representative, on Tuesday, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar raised the subject of Covishield’s inclusion in the EU’s digital Covid certificate program.
