On the 23rd of September the Italian Ministry of Health has added to the list of vaccines recognized by the EMA also the following equivalent vaccines, for which the holder of the authorization for trade is the same as in the European Union:
– Covishield (Serum Institute of India), produced under license from AstraZeneca;
– R-CoVI (R-Pharm), produced under license from AstraZeneca;
– Covid-19 vaccine-recombinant (Fiocruz), manufactured under license from AstraZeneca.
The Ministry also specified that these vaccines are also considered valid for the purpose of issuing the COVID-19 Green Certification in favour of Italian citizens (also residing abroad) to their cohabiting family members and to foreign citizens residing in Italy for reasons of work or study, regardless of whether they are registered with the National Health Service or the SASN (Health Assistance for Navigating Personnel), as well as all subjects registered in any capacity with the National Health Service who have been vaccinated abroad against SARS-CoV -2.
It should be remembered that, without prejudice to the provisions of current legislation on cross-border entry, vaccination certificates issued by the competent national health authorities abroad, following vaccination with vaccines authorized by the EMA or with the equivalent vaccines referred to above, are considered as equivalent to COVID-19 green certification for the purposes provided for by law.
These certifications must contain at least the following contents:
– identification data of the owner (name, surname, date of birth);
– data relating to the vaccine (name and lot);
– dates of administration of the vaccine;
– identification data of the person who issued the certificate (State, Health Authority).
Vaccination certificates, in paper and / or digital format, must be drawn up in at least one of the following languages: Italian, English, French, Spanish and German.
If the certificate was not issued in one of the five languages indicated, it must be accompanied by a sworn translation.
The validity of vaccination certificates is the same as for the green COVID-19 certification (EU digital COVID certificate) issued by the Italian authorities.
