African Union urges EU to expand vax list to include WHO-Covax vaccines

Now the African Union Commission and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has voiced concerns around the European Union ‘Green Pass’ which does not recognise Covishield, the AstraZeneca vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India.

The African countries have received the Covishield jab from WHO-led Covax. The EU move is thus likely to elicit world-wide response as many countries like India, Russia, China, low and medium income countries (LMICs) have used vaccines that do not have European Medical Agency’s authorisation.

“The African Union and Africa CDC, therefore, urge the EU Commission to consider increasing mandatory access to