UP TO five million Britons face being prevented from going on European holidays because their AstraZeneca vaccinations are not recognised by the EU’s passport scheme it seems.
Millions of doses administered in this country but made in India do not qualify for the EU vaccine passport scheme, as they are not yet authorised by the European Medicines Agency (EMA). The EMA-approved vaccines are Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson, and the version of the Oxford-AstraZeneca jab manufactured in the UK or Europe, which is sold under the brand name Vaxzevria.
The EU Digital Covid Certificate, which went into operation yesterday, is designed to allow Covid-secure travel across the bloc but does not recognise a version of the AstraZeneca vaccine called Covishield, produced by the Serum Institute of India (SII).
Up to five million Covishield doses have been administered in Britain and are identifiable by batch numbers 4120Z001, 4120Z002 and 4120Z003, which are noted on recipients’ vaccine cards and in the Covid travel pass available via the NHS app.
They also feature in the worldwide vaccination plans especially for Third World countries.
Big question - How do you exclude the majority of the world’s population from Europe on the basis of their vaccine?’
