EU travel pass comes under fire for leaving behind Covishield recipients A mandatory pass for travel within the European Union during the COVID-19 pandemic has come under fire for leaving behind lower-income countries reliant on the COVAX facility for vaccinations. The EU Digital Covid Certificate, dubbed the “green pass”, came into force Thursday (1 July), with the aim of easing travel across the bloc. However, concerns were raised after it emerged that it does not recognise people inoculated with Covishield, an AstraZeneca vaccine brand produced by the Serum Institute of India. A case s...