Pune: Owner and CEO of Covishield-Maker Serum Institute of India (SII), Adar Poonawalla, Saturday rejected the “marketing authorization application” requirement European Union (EU), saying “16 of the 27 member states” and Switzerland (not part of it) ME) has currently approved the vaccine based on WHOof pre-qualification or emergency use list (EUL).
France on Saturday became the latest EU member state to approve Kovishield for travel. Poonawalla told You Among the EU countries that approved Covishield were “Germany and the Netherlands”.
“Gradually, every EU country is accepting Covishield. But Italy and some others have not yet approved it. We did not make any application for those who have approved it. Europe, America and all others have to accept that this vaccine (Kovshield) is of good quality because WHO has approved it,” he said.
The 16 EU countries are Austria, France, Belgium, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.
France on Saturday became the latest EU member state to approve Kovishield for travel. Poonawalla told You Among the EU countries that approved Covishield were “Germany and the Netherlands”.
“Gradually, every EU country is accepting Covishield. But Italy and some others have not yet approved it. We did not make any application for those who have approved it. Europe, America and all others have to accept that this vaccine (Kovshield) is of good quality because WHO has approved it,” he said.
The 16 EU countries are Austria, France, Belgium, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.
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