Europe s got to accept the Australian version of Astra. They don t at the moment. They only accept the British version of Astra because that s the one that s been approved by the regulatory agency. So there is work to be done by the Australian government to get the Australian-manufactured Astra approved.
That was Dr Norman Swan on ABC Radio Sydney on July 17, 2021, addressing the question of Australians being able to travel freely around Europe – and it set alarm bells ringing among travellers.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA), the body that evaluates and regulates medicinal products within the EU, has authorised only four vaccines for use. While the Pfizer vaccine – under the name Comirnaty – is one of those, the AstraZeneca vaccine dispensed in Australia is not.
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