Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox A couple say they were barred from taking a holiday in Malta and sent home from Manchester airport at 3,30am because the vaccine they have been given was made in India.
Boris Johnson has recently looked to play down concerns that up to five million Britons could be barred from taking holidays in the European Union because their vaccinations are not recognised by its passport scheme.
The problem centres on doses made by the Serum Institute of India being known as Covishield. Despite it being the same as other AstraZeneca vaccines, it has not been authorised by Europe’s regulator and is therefore not recognised by the EU.