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<p>The Government continues to engage the European Union on certification to ensure
that travel between the United Kingdom and the EU is unhindered and supported by a
common approach.</p><p>The Serum Institute of India (SII) manufactures Vaxzevria and
Covishield and both branded vaccines are the same as the University of Oxford/AstraZeneca
vaccine. All SII-made doses approved by the UK regulator, the Medicines and Healthcare
products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and administered in the UK were branded as the ’COVID-19
vaccine AstraZeneca’ which is now known commercially as ‘Vaxzevria’. The MHRA has
not approved doses branded as ‘Covishield’ and none have been administered in the
UK. All AstraZeneca vaccines given in the UK are the same product and appear on the
NHS COVID Pass as Vaxzevria. The European Medicines Agency has authorised Vaxzevria
vaccine and it is therefore recognised by the EU.</p>
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