Accept vaccination certificate, India to EU

The European Union Digital Covid Certificate framework, to facilitate free movement during the Covid pandemic, is to come into effect from Thursday(July 1). Under this framework, persons vaccinated with vaccines authorized by the European Medicines Agency will be exempted from travel restrictions within the EU.  India has requested EU Member States to individually consider extending similar exemption to those persons who have taken Covid-19 vaccines in India - Covishield and Covaxin. 
India has asked EU to accept the vaccination certificate issued through the CoWIN portal. The genuineness of such vaccination certification can be authenticated on the CoWIN portal.Informed  Sources said India has also conveyed to EU Member States that it will institute a reciprocal policy for recognition of the EU Digital Covid Certificate.Upon notification of Covishield and Covaxin for inclusion in the EU Digital Covid Certificate and recognition of Indian CoWIN vaccination certificates, Indian health authorities would reciprocally exempt the concerned EU Member State for exemption from mandatory quarantine of all those persons carrying EU Digital Covid Certificate.