The Kerala High Court on Tuesday said the Centre’s vaccination scheme has created two classes of citizens in India — those who got Covaxin, whose movements are restricted, and those who received Covishield and can go anywhere. The observation by Justice P V Kunhikrishnan came during the hearing of a man’s plea for a third shot of an internationally recognised vaccine so that he can go abroad for work.

The man, who was working as a welder in Saudi Arabia, moved the HC as Covaxin is not recognised or approved in the Gulf nation and therefore, he stands to lose his job there, as he cannot travel without being vaccinated by an internationally recognised vaccine.