Students "In A Fix": Mamata Banerjee Writes To PM Seeking Covaxin WHO Nod

A large number of students travelling abroad got themselves vaccinated with Covaxin but later came to learn that their vaccination certificate is not valid abroad, Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wrote in her letter to PM Modi.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking his intervention for early approval of Covaxin COVID-19 vaccine by the World Health Organisation, without which people who have taken the Bharat Biotech jab might face problems travelling abroad. The chief minister, in her letter, stated that her government has been "receiving both Covishield and Covaxin" from the very beginning. Even the private sector in the state has procured and administered both the vaccines, she said. "A large number of students from all over the country travel abroad every year for higher studies and many of them have got themselves vaccinated with Covaxin. They came to learn later on that their vaccination certificate is not valid abroad. These students are now in a fix regarding their next course of action and their career is at stake," Ms Banerjee wrote to PM Modi. Many countries are allowing entry of only those people who have taken WHO-approved vaccines, she claimed.