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Updated 15 February 2022
Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin is playing a frontal role against the COVID-19 pandemic in its home country. The vaccine was approved by WHO for emergency use against COVID-19 on 3 November. The life-saving drug has also been authorized in many countries around the world.
Keep reading to find out where the Covaxin vaccine has been approved.
About Covaxin
In collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune, Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech has developed India’s first indigenous vaccine for the coronavirus BBV152, or commonly known as the COVAXIN. It is an inactivated virus-based vaccine, having a two-dose regimen taken 28 days apart, similar to most others.
The good part of Biotech’s jabs is that they don’t require special cold-storage facilities. Covaxin can be easily and conveniently stored at 2–8 degrees celsius, which is a regular refrigerator temperature. Covaxin has now been approved for the age group of 15-18 years in India. Individuals above 18 years are eligible for any approved vaccine.
Covaxin WHO approval status
The World Health Organisation (WHO) granted approval for Emergency Use Listing (EUL) for Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccine, Covaxin on 3 November 2021. The WHO’s Emergency Use Listing (EUL) and EMA’s Conditional Marketing Authorization act as benchmarks for the other countries.
For COVID-19 vaccines, the UN’s health branch has set the bar for minimum efficacy at 50% in its considerations for evaluation of COVID-19 vaccines.
Covaxin EMA status
Covaxin is yet to come under the rolling review process of EMA.
The EMA’s authorization process involves the safety monitoring of vaccines and careful consideration of aspects like risks, side effects, design, clinical reports, etc.
Countries that accept Covaxin for entry
The following countries accept Covaxin for the entry of travellers:
Asia
Azerbaijan
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Pfizer, Moderna, Sputnik V, Sinovac, AstraZeneca.
Armenia
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Pfizer, Sputnik V, Sputnik Light, Sinovac, AstraZeneca.
Bahrain
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Pfizer, Sputnik Light, Sputnik V, Janssen, Covishield, Covilo.
Georgia
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Pfizer, Covilo, Sinovac, AstraZeneca.
Hong Kong
The other vaccines accepted for entry are AstraZeneca / SK Bioscience, Pfizer, Anhui Zhifei Longcom Biopharmaceutical, CanSinoBIO, Sputnik V, Janssen, Moderna, Novavax, Covishield, Covovax, Sinopharm, Sinovac.
India
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Covishield, Sputnik V, Moderna, Zydus Cadila, Janssen and AstraZeneca.
Iran
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Soberana 02, Razi Cov Pars, Fakhravac, AstraZeneca, COVAX-19, Sputnik V, Sinopharm (Beijing), Janssen, Sputnik Light, SpikoGen and Shifa Pharmed Industrial Co.
Kuwait
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, Janssen, Covishield.
Kazakhstan
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Pfizer, Sputnik V, Sputnik Light, QazVac, Covilo, Sinovac.
Kyrgyz Republic
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Pfizer, Sputnik V, Sputnik Light, QazVac, Sinopharm, Sinovac, Moderna, AstraZeneca.
Lebanon
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Pfizer, Sputnik V, AstraZeneca, Covilo, Covishield.
Maldives
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Pfizer, Moderna, Sputnik V, Janssen, Covilo, Covishield
Mongolia
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Pfizer, Moderna, Sputnik V, Sputnik Light, Covilo, AstraZeneca.
Nepal
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Pfizer, Covishield, Sputnik V, Sinopharm (Vero cell), Janssen, Moderna, Covilo and Sinovac.
Oman
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Pfizer, Moderna, Sputnik V, AstraZeneca, Sinovac.
Philippines
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Covovax, Moderna, Pfizer, Sputnik V, Janssen, AstraZeneca, Sinopharm (Wuhan), Sinopharm (Beijing), Sinovac and Sputnik Light.
Qatar
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Moderna, Pfizer/BioNTech, Johnson & Johnson, AstraZeneca, Covishield, Sinopharm, Sinovac, Sputnik V.
Serbia
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Pfizer/BioNTech, Sputnik V, AstraZeneca, Covilo.
State of Palestine
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Moderna, Pfizer/BioNTech, Oxford/AstraZeneca, Covilo, Sputnik V, Sputnik Light.
Saudi Arabia
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, Oxford/AstraZeneca, Covishield, Johnson & Johnson, Sinopharm, Sinovac, Sputnik V.
Sri Lanka
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, Sputnik V, Oxford/AstraZeneca, Covishield, Covilo, Sinovac.
Syria
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Sputnik V and Covishield.
Turkey
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Covishield, Moderna, Pfizer/BioNTech, Johnson & Johnson, AstraZeneca, Sinopharm, Sinovac, and Sputnik V.
The United Arab Emirates
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Moderna, Pfizer/BioNTech, Sinopharm, Sputnik V, Oxford/AstraZeneca, Sputnik Light, Recombinant SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine (CHO Cell).
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Moderna, Pfizer, Abdala, Sputnik V, Janssen, AstraZeneca and Sinopharm.
Europe
Austria
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Pfizer/BioNTech, AstraZeneca, Covishield, Johnson & Johnson, Moderna, Sinovac, and Sinopharm.
Andorra
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, Oxford/AstraZeneca.
Albania
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Pfizer/BioNTech, Sputnik V, Oxford/AstraZeneca, Sinovac.
Belarus
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Sputnik Light, KoviVac, Sputnik V, Covilo.
Croatia
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, AstraZeneca, Sputnik V, Sinopharm, Novavax, Covishield, and Sinovac.
Denmark
The other vaccines accepted for entry are AstraZeneca, Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, Janssen, Novavax, Covishield, Covaxin, Sinovac, Sinopharm.
Estonia
The other vaccines accepted for entry are AstraZeneca, Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, Janssen, Sputnik V, Sinopharm, Sinovac.
Finland
The other vaccines accepted for entry are AstraZeneca, Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, Janssen, Sinopharm, Covishield, Sinovac, Novavax.
Greece
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, Astra Zeneca, Novavax, Janssen, Sinovac, Sputnik V, CanSinoBio, Sinopharm, Covishield.
Iceland
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Pfizer/BioNTech, AstraZeneca, Moderna, Janssen, Sinopharm, Sinovac, Novavax, Covovax.
Ireland
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Pfizer/BioNTech, Oxford/AstraZeneca, Moderna, Janssen, Sinopharm, CanSino, Sputnik V, Sinovac.
Liechtenstein
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, Janssen.
Moldova
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Pfizer/BioNTech, AstraZeneca, Moderna, Janssen, Covilo, Sinovac, Novavax, Covovax.
Montenegro
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Pfizer/BioNTech, Oxford/AstraZeneca, Sputnik V, Covilo, Sinovac.
Netherlands
The other vaccines accepted for entry are AstraZeneca, Covovax, Novavax, Pfizer/BioNTech, Janssen, Moderna, Sinopharm, Sinovac.
Russia
The other vaccines accepted for entry are EpiVacCorona, Aurora-Cov, Sputnik Light, Sputnik V, KoviVac.
Slovakia
The other vaccines accepted for entry are AstraZeneca, Pfizer/BioNTech, Janssen, Moderna, Sinopharm, Sinovac.
Slovenia
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, AstraZeneca, Janssen, Sputnik V, Sinovac, Sinopharm, Covishield.
Spain
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Pfizer/BioNTech, AstraZeneca, Janssen, Moderna, Covishield, Sinopharm, Sinovac, Novavax.
Sweden
The other vaccines accepted for entry are AstraZeneca, Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, Janssen, Covishield, Sinovac, Covovax, Novavax.
Switzerland
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, AstraZeneca, Janssen, Novavax, Covishield, Sinopharm, Sinovac.
The United Kingdom
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Moderna, Janssen, Novavax (Nuvaxovid and Covovax), Oxford/AstraZeneca, Pfizer/BioNTech, Sinopharm (Beijing), Sinovac.
Ukraine
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Moderna, Janssen, Oxford/AstraZeneca, Pfizer/BioNTech, Sinovac, Covishield.
Africa
Egypt
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Pfizer, Moderna, Sputnik V, Sputnik Light, Janssen, Covilo, Covishield, Sinovac, Oxford/AstraZeneca
Tunisia
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Pfizer, Sputnik V, Sputnik Light, Janssen, Covilo, Sinovac, Oxford/AstraZeneca.
Comoros
The other vaccine accepted for entry is Covilo.
Malawi
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Pfizer, Moderna, Janssen, Covilo, Sinovac, Oxford/AstraZeneca.
Mauritius
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Sputnik V, Sputnik Light, AstraZeneca, Sinopharm, Pfizer and Janssen.
Rwanda
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Moderna, Pfizer, Sputnik V, Sinovac, Oxford/AstraZeneca, Covilo.
South Sudan
The other vaccine accepted for entry is Oxford/AstraZeneca.
Sudan
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Pfizer, Oxford/AstraZeneca, Janssen, Covilo.
Uganda
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Sinopharm and Oxford/AstraZeneca.
Zimbabwe
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Sputnik V, Sinopharm, Sinovac and Janssen.
Angola
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Sputnik V, Sputnik Light, Oxford/AstraZeneca, Covilo.
Chad
The other vaccine accepted for entry is Covilo.
Botswana
The other vaccines accepted for entry are AstraZeneca, Covishield, Sinovac, Janssen, Pfizer and Moderna.
Eswatini
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Janssen and Oxford/AstraZeneca.
Namibia
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Pfizer, Sputnik V, Janssen, Covishield, Covilo.
Benin
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Pfizer, Janssen, Oxford/AstraZeneca, Sputnik Light, Sinovac.
Ghana
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Pfizer, Moderna, Sputnik V, Janssen, Oxford/AstraZeneca, Covishield.
Mali
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Sputnik V, Janssen, Oxford/AstraZeneca.
Nigeria
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Pfizer, Moderna, Sputnik V, Janssen, Oxford/AstraZeneca, Covishield, Covilo.
Sierra Leone
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Oxford/AstraZeneca and Covilo.
South America
Argentina
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Moderna, Pfizer, CanSino, Sputnik V, Sputnik Light, Oxford/AstraZeneca, Covilo, Covishield, Sinovac.
Brazil
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Pfizer, Sputnik V, Johnson and Johnson, Oxford/AstraZeneca, Covilo, Covishield, Sinovac.
Colombia
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Moderna, Pfizer, Johnson and Johnson, Oxford/AstraZeneca, Sinovac.
Guyana
The other vaccines accepted for entry are AstraZeneca, Sputnik V, Sinopharm, Pfizer, Johnson and Johnson, and Moderna.
Paraguay
The other vaccines accepted for entry are AstraZeneca, Sputnik V, Sinopharm, Sinovac, Moderna and Pfizer.
Peru
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Pfizer, Johnson and Johnson, Oxford/AstraZeneca, Covilo.
Uruguay
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Pfizer, Oxford/AstraZeneca, Sinovac.
North America
United States of America
The other vaccines accepted for entry are AstraZeneca, Covishield, Janssen, Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech, Sinopharm and Sinovac.
Mexico
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Pfizer, Cansino, Sputnik V, Janssen, AstraZeneca, Sinovac, Moderna and Sinopharm.
Canada
The other vaccines accepted for entry are AstraZeneca, Covishield, Janssen, Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech, Sinopharm and Sinovac.
Guatemala
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech, Sputnik V, Oxford/AstraZeneca.
Haiti
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Moderna and Oxford/AstraZeneca.
Dominican Republic
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Pfizer-BioNTech, Oxford/AstraZeneca, Covilo and Sinovac.
Honduras
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, Sputnik V, Covishield.
Nicaragua
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Abdala, Soberna 02, Pfizer-BioNTech, Sputnik V, Sputnik Light, Covishield, Covilo, Oxford/AstraZeneca.
El Salvador
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Pfizer-BioNTech, Sinovac, Oxford/AstraZeneca.
Costa Rica
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, Janssen, Sinovac, Sinopharm, AstraZeneca.
Panama
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Pfizer-BioNTech, Sputnik V, Sinovac, Oxford/AstraZeneca.
Jamaica
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Pfizer-BioNTech, Janssen, Covishield, Oxford/AstraZeneca.
Trinidad and Tobago
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Pfizer, Sinopharm, Janssen and Covishield.
The Bahamas
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Pfizer-BioNTech, Janssen, Covishield.
Antigua & Barbuda
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Pfizer-BioNTech, Janssen, Covishield, Sputnik V, Oxford/AstraZeneca, Covilo.
Commonwealth of Dominica
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Pfizer-BioNTech, Janssen, Moderna, Covilo, Oxford/AstraZeneca, Sinovac.
Oceania
Australia
The other vaccines accepted for entry are Pfizer, Oxford/AstraZeneca, Moderna, Janssen, Nuvaxovid, Sinovac, Covishield, Sputnik V, Sinopharm (for people under 60 years of age on arrival in Australia).
