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Updated 4 January 2022
After a devastating second wave, the epidemiological situation in India had finally improved leaps and bounds. With the impending threat of the highly transmissible COVID-19 variant – Omicron, the country has amped up its vaccination pace to cover its large population. Many vaccinated international tourists are eager to book their tickets to the diversity-rich country.
Here’s a list of vaccines approved by India.
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Which vaccines have been approved in India?
Till date, the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has approved the following four vaccines for emergency use in the country.
- Covishield/AstraZeneca
- Covaxin
- Sputnik V
- Moderna
- Corbevax
- Covovax
- ZyCoV-D
- Janssen
We’ll update this list as and when the country authorizes more vaccines.
Click here to know more about the approvals, efficiency, side effect and prices of these vaccines.
Vaccine requirement for international travel to India
Currently, COVID-19 vaccines have not been mandatory for travel to India. Still, it is essential to get vaccinated before travelling to a new country to avoid any risk of getting infected.
India has placed several countries on its ‘high-risk’ list. Travellers arriving from South Africa, Brazil, Botswana, China, Ghana, Mauritius, New Zealand, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Hong Kong and the UK, including the EU nations, will need to follow additional COVID-19 guidelines.
Testing on arrival has been deemed mandatory for all travellers coming from countries on the high-risk list. If a traveller tests positive for the Omicron COVID-19 variant, they will need to undergo institutional quarantine as stated by the authorities. If tested negative, they will need to proceed to 7 days of home quarantine.
Travellers from non-risk countries will be randomly selected for PCR testing on arrival.
Vaccines approved in other countries for Indian travellers
Some countries have mandated that Indian travellers be fully vaccinated as a requirement of entry. Fortunately, some vaccines approved for travel in these countries are also available in India.
Oman
- AstraZeneca
- Sputnik V
- Pfizer/BioNTech
- Sinovac/CoronaVac
Qatar
- Moderna
- Pfizer/BioNTech
United Arab Emirates
- AstraZeneca
- Sputnik V
- Moderna
- Pfizer/BioNTech
- Sinopharm
- Sputnik Light
Bahrain
- Pfizer/BioNTech
- Sputnik Light
- Sputnik V
- Janssen
- Covishield
- Sinopharm
Bangladesh
- Pfizer/BioNTech
- Moderna
- Sputnik V
- Janssen
- Covishield
- Sinopharm
- Sinovac/CoronaVac
Canada
- Moderna
- Pfizer/BioNTech
- Janssen
- AstraZeneca
- Covishield
Finland
- Novavax
- Moderna
- Pfizer/BioNTech
- Janssen
- AstraZeneca
Indonesia
- Covovax
- Zifivax
- Moderna
- Pfizer/BioNTech
- CanSino
- Sputnik V
- Janssen
- AstraZeneca
- KconecaVac
- Sinopharm
- Sinovac/CoronaVac
Kuwait
- Moderna
- Pfizer/BioNTech
- Janssen
- AstraZeneca
Maldives
- Moderna
- Pfizer/BioNTech
- Sputnik V
- Janssen
- Covishield
- Sinopharm
Philippines
- Covovax
- Moderna
- Pfizer/BioNTech
- Sputnik Light
- Sputnik V
- Janssen
- AstraZeneca
- Covaxin
- Sinopharm
- Sinovac/CoronaVac
Saudi Arabia
- Moderna
- Pfizer/BioNTech
- Janssen
- AstraZeneca
Singapore
- Moderna
- Pfizer/BioNTech
- Sinovac/CoronaVac
Sri Lanka
- Moderna
- Pfizer/BioNTech
- Sputnik V
- AstraZeneca
- Covishield
- Sinopharm
- Sinovac/CoronaVac
Thailand
- Moderna
- Pfizer/BioNTech
- Janssen
- AstraZeneca
- Sinopharm
- Sinovac/CoronaVac
United States
- Moderna
- Pfizer/BioNTech
- Janssen
Vietnam
- Moderna
- Pfizer/BioNTech
- Janssen
- Sputnik V
- AstraZeneca
- Covaxin
- Sinopharm
- Abdala
Europe
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Netherlands, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland have recognized Covishield as part of entry requirement for travel for Indians.
EU countries like Austria, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Netherlands, Spain, Slovakia, Sweden and Switzerland are now recognizing Covaxin as valid proof of immunity for travellers.
