This comes a as good news for India, Australian government has added Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin to the list of accepted Covid 19 vaccines list. This would mean that more number of Indians would be able to travel to Australia without quarantine.
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) of Australia in a statement said that “In recent weeks, the TGA has obtained additional information demonstrating these vaccines provide protection and potentially reduce the likelihood that an incoming traveller would transmit Covid-19 Infection to others while in Australia or become acutely unwell due to Covid-19. The supporting information has been provided to the TGA from the vaccine sponsor and /or the World Health Organisation.
It has additionally approved China’s vaccine Sinopharm. This would boost the travel to Autralia from India and China.TGA mentioned that this restriction has been lifted for anyone above 12 years vaccinated with Covaxin and people in the age group of 18-60 years vaccinated with Sinopharm.
The usage of Covaxin has been restricted in a lot of countries because WHO has not yet given Emergency Use Listing for the vaccine.
