New Delhi: The cost of a Corona virus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford will cost the government $ 3-4 (Rs 219-292) per dose. Serum Institute of India (SII), the Indian manufacturer of this vaccine, gave this information on Monday.
SII, the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer, has a license to produce the dose of COVID-19 vaccine (COVID-19) and has already produced 50 million doses. At the same time, according to information received from sources, the government will buy 6.6 crore vaccines at the rate of Rs 200 to vaccinate three crore frontline and health care workers.
SII Chief Executive Officer Adar Poonawala said that the company will start selling Kovishield to the Government of India and GAVI countries in the first phase. The vaccine will then be sold to the private market.
The Indian drug regulator on Sunday approved the emergency use of Covishield and Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin.
