JohnnyD
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Post by JohnnyD on Jul 14, 2021 8:41:43 GMT 1
Banned from EU: Elderly UK couple barred from flight to Malta over India-made Covid jab yesterday
A BRITISH couple were purportedly refused entry onto a flight to Malta over bureaucratic disagreements between Britain and the European Union regarding the coronavirus vaccine. |
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Post by michaelb on Jul 14, 2021 8:46:49 GMT 1
Yes I'm quite concerned due to being booked to go to our cottage end of the month and one of my jabs is the affected batch OH OK, What with animal health certificates tests etc. It seems constant obstacles
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JohnnyD
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Post by JohnnyD on Jul 14, 2021 8:49:56 GMT 1
Yes I'm quite concerned due to being booked to go to our cottage end of the month and one of my jabs is the affected batch OH OK, What with animal health certificates tests etc. It seems constant obstacles Same for us, one of us has one jab of the affected batch, we got to France before the issue surfaced, but are hoping to go back to France again end of Aug, I hope its sorted before then, but yours is more urgent .......its purely a paperwork issue that could be sorted quickly and easily I feel |
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Post by michaelb on Jul 14, 2021 9:04:16 GMT 1
We are due to go on 30th have tests booked at Boots (after seeing your adventures on NFF) Had a consultation at Vets just got to return to get certificate. then decide how much stuff we can safely take through customs only had property a year, and managed 2 visits (3weeks in total) so still quite a few jobs to do
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JohnnyD
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Post by JohnnyD on Jul 14, 2021 9:05:47 GMT 1
annabellespapa has recently arrived in France with chien and was problem free, maybe worth checking with him what paperwork he had? I know he has the rabies certificate and a French dog passport
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dilly
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Post by dilly on Jul 14, 2021 9:29:22 GMT 1
What was the problem with this Indian made vaccine?
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Post by acr on Jul 14, 2021 9:39:23 GMT 1
What was the problem with this Indian made vaccine? As I understand it, it was made purely for internal use and not for export and therefore wasn't licenced for use in Europe (or elsewhere for that matter) but it was sent to the UK either by design or accident, who knows.... The UK government was claiming that it hadn't been used in the UK but the manufacturers said it had. That's the last I heard about it but others may have more up-to-date info |
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JohnnyD
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Post by JohnnyD on Jul 14, 2021 9:39:33 GMT 1
What was the problem with this Indian made vaccine? The vaccine is fine and WHO approved, its not licenced for use in the EU via EMA as far as i know, the UK 'forgot' to apply for the licence for that particular batch/version. |
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Post by robertarthur on Jul 14, 2021 9:39:37 GMT 1
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Post by tim17 on Jul 14, 2021 9:59:59 GMT 1
This is not an EU ruling, Malta decided unilaterally to not accept people vaccinated with this batch of the AZ vaccine and I've not seen anything to suggest that France is going to take the same approach.
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Post by elsie on Jul 14, 2021 11:44:48 GMT 1
The Indian version of the AZ vaccine, Covidshield, has not been approved by the EMA saying AstraZeneca hasn't completed the necessary paperwork on the Indian factory, including details on its production practices and quality control standards, even though the WHO has inspected the factory and approved the vaccine.
So it is down to individual countries to accept it. So far Austria, Germany, Slovenia, Greece, Ireland, Spain, Estonia, Iceland and possibly Switzerland have said in is eligible. France is holding out until the EMA approves it, as are the other EU countries.
Covidshield has also been used in Africa so it is causing problems for travellers, including French citizens living overseas, from there trying to enter some of Europe.
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Post by crabtree on Jul 14, 2021 12:08:06 GMT 1
I don't know what all the fuss is about.
The UK government stated that the Indian made AZ vaccine has not been used in the UK.Surely they would not lie!
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Post by exile on Jul 14, 2021 12:17:39 GMT 1
The Serum institute vaccine was never envisaged to be used in the EU.
The stance that only EMA approved vaccines can be accepted for those entering the EU moves the goalposts and creates all sorts of problems.
Sinovac - not approved
Sputnik - not approved but being evaluated
Those two alone create problems for many Hungarian citizens. Hungary gave emergency approval for use but as of today they cannot be used to create an EU vaccine passport.
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Post by tim17 on Jul 14, 2021 15:03:51 GMT 1
Malta has done a complete u-turn and will now allow people in who have had any AZ vaccine.
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JohnnyD
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Post by JohnnyD on Jul 20, 2021 19:37:32 GMT 1
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