
However, only the ones inoculated with EMA-recognised vaccines will be able to claim this "digital passport". Comirnaty is a vaccine for preventing COVID-19. The vaccine is already approved for use in adults and adolescents aged 16 and above. Vaccine approval is just one puzzle piece in the already complex world of navigating COVID-19 travel restrictions and requirements. EMA’s human medicines committee ( CHMP) has recommended granting an extension of indication for the COVID-19 vaccine Comirnaty to include use in children aged 12 to 15. The 'Green Pass' is being launched to enable hassle-free travel into and between the EU countries. Beyond the Indian-made shots of AstraZeneca, EMA has also not given its seal of approval to other vaccines made in developing nations, as well as those from China and Russia. People who are inoculated with Covishield, made by AstraZeneca and manufactured by SII, are likely to be ineligible for the European Union's (EU) 'Green Pass' as the vaccine has not yet been recognised by the European Medical Agency (EMA). Nuvaxovid contains a version of a protein found on the surface of SARS-CoV-2 (the spike protein of the virus that causes COVID-19), which has been produced in the laboratory. EMA’s human medicines committee has recommended authorising two vaccines adapted to provide broader protection against COVID-19.Comirnaty Original/Omicron BA.1 and Spikevax bivalent Original/Omicron BA. While other countries were allowing entry only to those immunized with an EMA-approved vaccine, the country’s authorities stated back then that all vaccines authorized for marketing by EMA or. "I realise that a lot of Indians who have taken COVISHIELD are facing issues with travel to the EU, 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," Poonawala tweeted. Nuvaxovid is a vaccine for preventing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in people aged 12 years and older. Travellers who are fully vaccinated with one or more vaccines approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) or equivalents of these vaccines used in non-EU. Spain was among the first EU countries that decided to accept Sinopharm as valid proof of immunity.

In India, Serum Institute of India's CEO Adar Poonawala said the matter is being taken up at the highest levels, hoping to resolve this matter soon. The EMA also said they would communicate about a possible change to the approved manufacturing sites for Vaxzevria. "Should we receive a marketing authorisation application for Covishield or should any change to the approved manufacturing sites for Vaxzevria be approved, we would communicate about it," Grudnik said.
