Canada too recognises Covaxin for travel

Canada too recognises Covaxin for travel

Swati.Bharadwaj@timesgroup.com

Hyderabad:27.11.2021

Here’s finally good news for those wanting to travel to Canada who have taken two doses of Covaxin. The Canadian health authority, Health Canada, has recognised the indigenous two-dose, inactivated virus vaccine developed by Bharat Biotech.

Come November 30 this year, all those who have taken two jabs of Covaxin can travel to Canada starting November 30. The only condition is that the second Covaxin shot should have been taken at least 14 days prior to entry into Canada.

“Beginning Nov 30, the #GOC will expand its list of #Covid19 vaccines accepted for entry to Canada to include Sinopharm, Sinovac and COVAXIN. Travellers must have received a full vaccine series at least 14 days before entry to Canada,” Health Canada and PHAC (Public Health Agency of Canada) tweeted.

The move comes as a major respite for travellers from India who had been waiting to travel to Canada without having to quarantine for 14 days after arriving in that North American country. Canada had earlier recognised vaccines such as the Pfizer-Bio-NTech vaccine, Moderna, AstraZeneca including Covishield manufactured by Serum Institute of India, and Johnson & Johnson’s single dose vaccine. With this, most major countries, including Australia, US and UK, have recognised Covaxin.