India to reciprocate if UK fails to recognize Covishield


New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS): India will reciprocate the same discriminatory protocols for the UK nationals if the British government fails to recognize the Indian Covid-19 vaccine Covishield, the sources said on Tuesday.

The non-recognition of the Covishield vaccine has impacted the Indians, especially students travelling to the UK.

This issue was flagged during the meeting between Indian External Affairs Minister Dr Jaishankar and UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss on Monday in Washington DC.

Truss has assured India that the UK government will review its policy against Covishield in a day or two. If the situation remains the same, India will be forced to apply the same discriminatory protocols for their citizens, a top source in the External Affairs Ministry said.

Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla while addressing the media on Tuesday asserted that non-recognition of Covishield was a discriminating policy and "it impacts our citizens travelling to the UK. The EAM has raised the issue strongly with the new UK foreign secretary. I am told that certain assurances have been given that this issue will be resolved."

The vaccine, Covishield, is a licensed product of the UK manufacturer and about five million doses have been supplied at the request of the UK Government as part of the National Health System.

On September 20, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced that India will resume the export of Covid-19 vaccines under Vaccine Maitri initiative in October.

Noting that the vaccination of its own citizens remains the top most priority of the government, he also said that the decision to resume vaccine exports has been taken "in order to fulfil the commitment of India towards COVAX, in line with our motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam" (the world is one family.

As part of the Vaccine Maitri initiative earlier this year, India had supplied over 66 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines to more than 70 countries including Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives, Mauritius, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Morocco, South Africa, Afghanistan, Mexico, DR Congo, Nigeria and the UK.

 

  

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  • Don, Mangalore

    Wed, Sep 22 2021

    I think the problems is that Covishield has a very low efficacy. In clinical trials in the West the efficacy was questionable from a maximum 68% and the low as 38%. The solution is perhaps a third booster dose.

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  • SJM, Mangalore

    Wed, Sep 22 2021

    Don - Any "I think" guess is not valid . Do you have any low efficacy proof.?

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  • Mangalurian, Mangaluru

    Wed, Sep 22 2021

    Goras will keep controlling the world. China has known this for the last 400 years, and kept the East India Company out. Indians never learn. Indians want to play the goras' game, but the goras will keep changing the goal-post as soon as the Indians have learnt a little. India has more population than USA and Europe combined! But Indians never learn.

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  • Evans Alex, Falnir mangalore

    Tue, Sep 21 2021

    What is the fate of those who have been given Covaxin vaccine. Has the mayter is being taken up with WHO, to approve this vaccine

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  • SJM, Mangalore

    Tue, Sep 21 2021

    US , Canada & other EU countries have approved Covishield then why UK is making a issue. India should reciprocate if they do not approve .

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Thane

    Tue, Sep 21 2021

    India's Covishield is not Fake ...

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  • Prabhu, DK/Canada

    Tue, Sep 21 2021

    UK Govt. is not stating it is fake. But expressing some reservation about its quality and quality control in manufacture and distribution and administration. -especially hints of adulteration and fake certificates. At times India has been guilty of this practice unfortunately.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Thane

    Tue, Sep 21 2021

    Prabhu - We are tired of being called Brown Skin ...

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  • k b r, Mangala Uru

    Tue, Sep 21 2021

    yaake besara … ninage kandu bannada charma ideya athavaa biliya charma ideya...

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  • SJM, Mangalore

    Tue, Sep 21 2021

    If there are any such issues , UK should openly declare their findings in Covishiled . No more third degree is acceptable.

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