<p>New Delhi:&nbsp;In response to the concerns regarding Indians who are vaccinated with Covishield not being eligible for the European Union&rsquo;s 'Green Pass', Serum Institute CEO Adar Poonawalla on Monday said that he will take this matter at the highest levels and try to resolve it soon.</p> <p>"I realise that a lot of Indians who have taken Covishield are facing issues with travel to the E.U., I assure everyone, I have taken this up at the highest levels and hope to resolve this matter soon, both with regulators and at a diplomatic level with countries," tweeted the Poonawala on Monday.</p> <p>[tw]https://twitter.com/adarpoonawalla/status/1409382675748515841?s=20[/tw]</p> <p><strong>ALSO READ</strong>: <a href="https://ift.tt/3xeJ9y5 Twitter, Parliamentary Panel For IT Summons Google And Facebook On June 29</strong></a></p> <p>Travellers vaccinated with Covishield, manufactured by Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII), may not be eligible for the European Union &lsquo;Green Pass&rsquo;. This pass will be available for use from July 1.</p> <p><span class="im">The European Medicines Agency (EMA), which is responsible for the evaluation and supervision of medicinal products, has given its nod to four Covid-19 vaccines so far: Comirnaty (Pfizer/BioNTech), Moderna, Vaxzervria (AstraZeneca), Janssen (Johnson &amp; Johnson).</span></p> <p><span class="im">However, Covishield, the Indian version of AstraZeneca and University of Oxford's Covid vaccine has not been recognised by the EMA for the European market. </span></p> <p>Even as the World Health Organisation (WHO) has endorsed SII's Covishield for emergency use across the world, the EU's &lsquo;Green Pass&rsquo; program only recognises EMA-approved vaccines.</p> <p>Many EU member states have started issuing the digital &ldquo;vaccine passport&rdquo; that will enable Europeans to move freely for work or tourism. The immunity passport will serve as proof that a person has been vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), or recently tested negative for the virus, or has the natural immunity built up from earlier infection.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

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