UK Travel Rule Sparks Row As India Seeks To Resume COVID-19 Vaccine Diplomacy

WHO Nod Will Widen Acceptance

As India gets set to resume COVID-19 vaccine diplomacy from October, a new rule which will require Indians visiting UK who are fully vaccinated with AstraZeneca partner Serum Institute’s vaccine to undergo quarantine has sparked a row. Meanwhile, Indian companies await a nod from the WHO for wider acceptance of their COVID-19 vaccines.

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UK And India Will Have To Find A Solution To The COVID-19 Vaccine Imbroglio • Source: Alamy

Just as India announced resumption of COVID-19 vaccine exports under its goodwill initiative “Vaccine Maitri” (which literally translates to vaccine friendship) from October, a new rule in the UK which will require even fully vaccinated Indians traveling to the country from 4 October to quarantine for 10 days has sparked a controversy.

While the quarantine rule is meant for individuals traveling from “red list” countries, it’s more than likely that India -...

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