The UK government recognised AstraZeneca Covishield as an authorised vaccination in its amended travel advice issued on Wednesday. The UK government went on to say that it still has concerns with “vaccination certification.”
According to current UK rules, formulations of the four specified vaccines, such as AstraZeneca Covishield, AstraZeneca Vaxzevria, and Modern Takeda, qualify as licenced vaccines.Because of the vaccine certification issue, Indians who received two doses of Covishield will still be required to quarantine once they arrive.
The UK government’s decision comes a day after India cautioned the UK with “reciprocal actions” if it did not address its concerns about new COVID-19 vaccine certification regulations, which Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla described as “discriminatory.”
At a meeting in New York, the External Affairs Minister also discussed the requirement for Covishield-vaccinated travellers to be quarantined in the UK with the newly-appointed British Foreign Secretary, Elizabeth Truss.
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