Thread by @boosulyn

You can cite CodeBlue @NewsBFM.

CodeBlue broke the story about EU Digital Covid Cert not recognizing the Asian-made AZ jabs Malaysia uses.

Link to remarks by European Medicines Agency and by European Commission to me below, plus KJ’s remarks to press:

https://twitter.com/boosulyn/status/1410919520571588609?s=21

https://twitter.com/newsbfm/status/1411323919500398595

Also if you just want to take CodeBlue stories without crediting us, @NewsBFM, at least get your facts right.

The European Medicines Agency did NOT approve AZ vaccines made in US and China — the manufacturing sites there are only listed as producing bio active substance.

Which is why even though South Korea’s manufacturing site, which produces Malaysia’s AZ order from Covax, is listed in Vaxzevria’s product information, it’s not recognized by the European Medicines Agency.

The EMA approves only the European-and British-made Vaxzevria vaccine.

And thus, the only AZ brand recognized by EU’s “vaccine passport” is Vaxzevria.

The European Commission told me it does not oblige EU countries to issue digital Covid certs for vaccines not approved in their territory — even though they can decide which jabs to recognize.

Yesterday, KJ criticized vaccine discrimination — not just by EU but also Saudi that only recognizes Western vaccines.

Saudi approves the same Covid vaccines approved by EU: AZ, Pfizer, Moderna, J&J.

Not sure if Saudi is as finicky as the Europeans about where AZ is made.

Anyway, I hope Malaysians will still attend their second AZ appointment, despite the disappointing news about EU’s vaccine discrimination.

I will be taking my second AZ jab this week.

Getting protected against Delta more important than going to Europe.

In case this needed saying, there is nothing wrong with our AZ vaccines that come from 🇰🇷 and 🇹🇭 — they are safe and effective.

Vaccine passports are just politics.

I didn’t expect such outrage over 🇪🇺 when there was hardly any over 🇸🇦

Please #cucukMYAZ this week. Don’t delay