UK government to add Covaxin to the approved list of Covid-19 vaccine

New Delhi: Indian travelers who have taken the Covaxin jab will be eligible to travel to Britain as the country said it would recognize Covid-19 vaccines on the World Health Organization’s emergency use listing later this month.

According to the latest travel rules people above the age of 18, who have been fully vaccinated, will be able to enter England without self-isolating on arrival, the department for transport said on Monday.

From October 11, Indian travelers who received both doses of Covishield or another UK-approved vaccine at least 14 days before arrival in the UK can travel without having to quarantine, and are not be required to take a pre-departure test nor a day-eight test following arrival, authorities had said last month.

According to the new British guidelines on approved Covid-19 vaccines and the requisite proof of vaccination, India would be added to a “list of countries and territories with approved proof of vaccination [from] 4 am [on] Monday 11 October”.

In its updated travel rules, the UK also removed 47 countries and territories from its “red list”. From October 11, the red list will be reduced to seven countries, and proof of vaccination will be recognized from 37 new countries and territories, including India, Brazil, Ghana, Hong Kong, Pakistan, South Africa, and Turkey.

(_Vinayak)