Serum Institute, Bharat Biotech lower COVID vaccine costs for personal hospitals to Rs 225
By PTI
NEW DELHI: Vaccine majors Serum Institute of India (SII) and Bharat Biotech on Saturday stated they’ve determined to chop costs of the precaution dose of their respective COVID-19 vaccines to Rs 225 per shot for personal hospitals after dialogue with the federal government.
“We are pleased to announce that after discussion with the central government, SII has decided to revise the price of COVISHIELD vaccine for private hospitals from Rs 600 to Rs 225 per dose,” SII CEO Adar Poonawalla stated in a tweet.
On Friday, the corporate had stated that the precaution dose of its Covishield vaccine towards COVID-19 will probably be priced at Rs 600 per shot for eligible people.
Bharat Biotech Co-Founder Joint Managing Director Suchitra Ella in a tweet stated: “We welcome the decision to make available precautionary dose for all adults. In consultation with the Central Government, we have decided to revise the price of #COVAXIN from Rs 1,200 to Rs 225 per dose, for #privatehospitals.”
SII and Bharat Biotech have been main suppliers of COVID-19 vaccines to the federal government to date.
The Union Health Ministry on Friday introduced that these above the age of 18 years who’ve accomplished 9 months after the administration of the second dose will probably be eligible for the precaution dose.
According to the well being ministry, to date, about 96 per cent of all these above the age of 15 years in India have obtained no less than one vaccine dose, whereas about 83 per cent have obtained each doses.
More than 2.4 crore precaution doses have additionally been administered to healthcare employees, frontline employees and people aged above 60 years.
Besides, 45 per cent of beneficiaries within the 12-14 years age group have obtained the primary dose, the ministry stated.
The ongoing free COVID-19 inoculation programme by way of authorities vaccination centres for the primary and the second dose to the eligible inhabitants in addition to the precaution dose to healthcare employees, frontline employees and people above 60 years will probably be accelerated, the ministry said.
