Covishield, manufactured in india by the world’s largest manufacturer serum institute of India has been accepted by nine countries such asAustria,Germany,Slovenia,Greece,Iceland,Spain
Estonia, and Switzerland and given the ‘green pass’ allowing free travel in the region.
The european medicines agency (EMA), the EU’s top medical body, has approved only four vaccines so far-Pfizer-BioNTech’s Comirnaty, US pharma giant Moderna’s Covid vaccine, the Astrazeneca .
Only those who have been given these shots are granted vaccination passports and allowed to travel hassle-free amid the pandemic.
On Wednesday, the serum institute ‘s CEO Adar Poonwalla said the serum institute is hoping the European drug regulators will approve Covershield in a few weeks.
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