Grant Shapps says travellers with Indian-made AstraZeneca jab will not be turned away from Malta
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukCut through the noise by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Brits who have had two doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine will not be turned away at the Maltese border, the transport secretary has said.
Grant Shapps announced today that Malta has amended its travel advice to allow British tourists with two AstraZeneca vaccine doses - regardless of where they have been manufactured - to enter the country.
It comes after reports that Malta was refusing to accept UK travellers vaccinated with an India-made batch of the AstraZeneca vaccine.
The problem centred on vaccines produced by the Serum Institute of India, known as Covishield. Despite the jab being the same as other AstraZeneca vaccines, it has not been authorised by
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