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Gayane Hovsepyan

AstraZeneca Vaccine Used in Armenia Recognized by EU, Says Armenian Health Minister

Acting Armenian Minster of Health Anahit Avanesyan today denied rumors that the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine being used in Armenia is not recognized as valid by the European Union (EU).

Avanesyan, at today’s government cabinet session, said that the vaccine used in Armenia is manufactured by AstraZeneca, in various EU countries, and that it is accepted throughout the EU.

Avanesyan said that the EU has decided to lift the entry travel ban of Armenian citizens.

“Now, every EU country must start the process of the technical sector, how it should be done. We’re working with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to get different countries to recognize our certificate formats,” said Avanesyan.

This week, The Telegraph reported that the recently launched EU Digital Covid Certificate, which  is designed to allow Covid-secure travel across Europe, does not recognize a version of the AstraZeneca vaccine called Covishield, produced by the Serum Institute of India (SII), because it is yet to receive approval in Europe.

Only vaccines approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) are included, though individual member states are free to accept other vaccines if they choose.

EMA approved vaccines are Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson, and the version of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine manufactured in the UK or Europe, which is sold under the brand name Vaxzevria, writes The Telegraph.

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