Vaccine-Passport Link Linking passport with vaccination certificate mandatory for people travelling abroad
New Delhi/IBNS: People going abroad for education, jobs or as part of Toyko Olympics contingent will have to link their passports to CoWIN vaccination certificates and they can also get the second dose of vaccine after 28 days, the Centre said on Monday while issuing new vaccination guidelines.
The facility can be availed by those who have their travel scheduled by August 31, the government said.
No other qualifying documents will be needed apart from mentioning the vaccine type as "Covishield", setting off questions that only vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca is acceptable abroad.
"It is clarified that Covishield, produced by the Serum Institute of India and approved by the DCGI is one of the vaccines by the WHO for use as on 3rd June 2021," read a government order this evening.
"States/UT governments shall designate a competent authority in each district for according permission for such administration of second dose of Covishield," the order added.
The Centre also made vaccination for the people above the age of 18 free and retracted control of vaccination from states.
The new rules will come to effect from June 21.
"The Centre is taking back total control of vaccination now. It will take over the 25 per cent doses assigned to states and this will be implemented in the next two weeks. From June 21 (International Day of Yoga), the Centre will provide free vaccines to states," PM Modi said in an address to the nation this evening.
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