A controversy erupted around June when the European Union came up with what is called a ‘Green Pass’ that aims to facilitate free movement between the EU member nations during the Covid-19 pandemic. The AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine manufactured by India’s Serum Institute of India (SII) did not make it to the list of vaccines that were considered as acceptable by the European regulator.
Background:
The innovator vaccine Vaxzevria as it is called, however, was recognised by the EU while Covishield, which does not have an emergency-use authorization (EUA) by the European Medicine Agency (EMA) was not recognised.
It is interesting to note that Covishield