- The Government of Australia has recognised Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin. It will enable travellers fully vaccinated with Covaxin to travel to the country.
- Australia has become the first major economy to grant recognition to both the India manufactured vaccines - Covishield and Covaxin.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi had raised the delay in approval of Covaxin by the WHO at the just concluded G20 summit in Rome.
- India stated WHO recognition would help the Indian manufacturers to export vaccines across the world.