{"id":48911,"date":"2021-12-22T10:29:08","date_gmt":"2021-12-22T07:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/en\/?p=34220"},"modified":"2021-12-22T09:08:09","modified_gmt":"2021-12-22T09:08:09","slug":"saudi-arabia-is-now-accepting-indian-travelers-whove-taken-the-covaxin-covid-19-vaccine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/sharqiyah\/en\/latest\/saudi-arabia-is-now-accepting-indian-travelers-whove-taken-the-covaxin-covid-19-vaccine\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia Is Now Accepting Indian Travelers Who\u2019ve Taken The Covaxin COVID-19 Vaccine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Reports have just come in that Saudi Arabia will not only be accepting residents but even visitors who\u2019ve taken India\u2019s Covaxin COVID-19 vaccine.<\/p>\n<p>This comes as a relief to many expats who\u2019ve been stranded abroad and those wanting to visit Saudi Arabia on pilgrimage. The Covaxin COVID-19 vaccine approval by Saudi Arabia comes roughly a month after the World Health Organization (WHO) granted approval for emergency use to it. The company that manufactures the vaccine, Bharat Biotech, has claimed a 78% efficacy on their vaccine.<\/p>\n<h2>The acceptance was announced by the Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia through a tweet on its official Twitter handle.<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Embassy is pleased to inform that Indian nationals vaccinated with &#8216;Covaxin&#8217; are now approved to enter the Kingdom. Vaccine certificates are to be uploaded at <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6HfYIyq7K1\">https:\/\/t.co\/6HfYIyq7K1<\/a> for residents and at <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WeJ3Kc9GX9\">https:\/\/t.co\/WeJ3Kc9GX9<\/a> for visitors.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SaudiMOH?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SaudiMOH<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MEAIndia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MEAIndia<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 India in Saudi Arabia (@IndianEmbRiyadh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IndianEmbRiyadh\/status\/1472953679896616963?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Reports have just come in that Saudi Arabia will not only be accepting residents but even visitors who\u2019ve taken India\u2019s Covaxin COVID-19 vaccine. 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