Spain accepts all vaccines approved by EMA and WHO, while Greece and Estonia accept vaccines recognised in the country of departure. Iceland accepts Pfizer, AstraZeneca produced in South Korea, and Sinovac, among others.
The European Union (EU) delegation to Malaysia says entry into the EU is “in principle” allowed to people fully vaccinated with EU-approved vaccines, including shots produced in facilities not authorised by the EU.
Ong Kian Ming says Malaysia should be more concerned about controlling its Covid-19 epidemic to avoid entering any country’s travel ban list, instead of vaccine passports.
Khairy Jamaluddin says there shouldn’t be discrimination against different manufacturing sites producing AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine as these facilities use the same formula.
The European Commission says EU countries "should" permit entry to people vaccinated with EU-authorised vaccines and that the vaccines don't have to be produced in EU-approved facilities, but it is ultimately up to EU member states to do so.
The EU ambassador says that vaccine exports to third countries, including Malaysia, under existing Advance Purchase Agreements will be safeguarded to the “largest extent feasible”.
The European Union's initial export controls on Covid-19 vaccines -- including Pfizer and AstraZeneca shots -- are in effect from January 30 to March 31.