Vaccine maker Serum Institute of India (SII) on Friday said the precaution dose of its Covishield vaccine against COVID-19 will be priced at Rs 600 per shot for eligible individuals.
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I like how the government is not setting prices anymore.
Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla and Bharat Biotech cofounder Suchitra Ella today said that the decision was taken after discussions with the Centre.
In effect, precautionary doses will be available at ₹375 per dose and at private hospitals only. Hospitals said they need clarity on price as the stocks that they have were purchased at higher government approved rates.
Private vaccination centres will be allowed to charge a maximum of ₹150 per dose as service charge in addition to the cost of the vaccines, the ministry said. The price of Covishield and Covaxin has been reduced to ₹225 at private facilities.
'The (vaccine inoculation) uptick right now is a bit slow...because we have got this rule that you have to wait for 9 months between dose 2 and 3,' Poonawalla further said
"Precaution doses of the same vaccine will be given to the people who have received the first and second doses of the vaccine and who have completed nine months since taking their second dose," the government said in a statement.
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More than free doses, we need more vaccination centers.
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