SC questions differential vaccine pricing, raises urban-rural divideThe Centre, which said it expects to inoculate all Indians by the end of the year, has to respond to the questions raised by the court in t...
01 Jun, 2021, 08.09 AM IST
Rethink vaccine pricing, all have right to health: Supreme CourtThe apex court said that compelling state governments to negotiate with manufacturers on grounds of promoting competition and making it att...
04 May, 2021, 06.56 AM IST
Bharat Bio slashes Covid-19 prices by a third to statesSerum Institute of India (SII) had on Wednesday slashed the price of its COVID-19 vaccine 'Covishield' to Rs 300 per dose from the earlier ...
30 Apr, 2021, 08.11 AM IST
Supreme Court seeks govt explanation on vaccine pricingThe Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the central government to explain the rationale behind its vaccine pricing policy and share details of m...
28 Apr, 2021, 08.18 AM IST
Vaccine pricing plan shared with Centre before announcement, say officialsThe vaccine prices for state government procurement are ₹400 per dose for SII and ₹600 by Bharat Biotech. For the private market, the price...
26 Apr, 2021, 07.02 AM IST
What price your vaccine? SII says India private price among cheapestBharat Biotech on Saturday said it has priced Covaxin at ₹1,200 ($16) for the private market, while the Russian Development Investment Fund...
25 Apr, 2021, 04.34 PM IST
States must jointly negotiate uniform vaccine price with manufacturers: Chidambaram"The best way forward is for the state governments to jointly form a Price Negotiation Committee and offer to negotiate a uniform price wit...
23 Apr, 2021, 01.53 PM IST
Reverse vaccine pricing policy, extend Centre scheme to 18-45 age group, Sonia Gandhi asks PM"It is surprising that despite the harsh lessons of last year and the pain inflicted on our citizens, the Government continues to follow an...
22 Apr, 2021, 08.46 PM IST
Covid vaccines need guidelinesPricing has been left to the vaccine makers, except for the proviso that it must be declared in advance. The price meant for sale to privat...
22 Apr, 2021, 12.12 PM IST
Serum fixes Covishield price at Rs 600 per dose for pvt & Rs 400 for state govtsAs per the latest directive from the government, private hospitals won’t get vaccines from the Centre, starting May 1, as part of the new l...
22 Apr, 2021, 08.40 AM IST
Mamata Banerjee questions Covid-19 vaccine price disparityWhile responding to a question during a press conference over vaccine prices, Banerjee said, “I will write a letter to the Centre for its i...
22 Apr, 2021, 07.56 AM IST
Opposition demands ‘one nation, one vaccine’ priceAll India Congress Committee general secretary Ajay Maken said at an official briefing, “This is very unfortunate. The Congress party’s sta...
22 Apr, 2021, 07.47 AM IST
Covid-19: Most vaccines may cost Rs 700-1,000 per doseMost companies are expected to price the Covid-19 vaccines around Rs 700-1,000 per dose, when they roll out the jabs in the private market ...
21 Apr, 2021, 11.52 AM IST
Principal Scientific Adviser gives an inside view of the emerging vaccine situation in India"Typically, vaccines and drugs sold in India are sold at prices substantially lower, especially when there is a bulk market. So I would not...
20 Apr, 2021, 03.28 PM IST
A tale of disparity: Covid keeps spreading death where vaccines haven’t reachedWorldwide, half a billion vaccine doses have been administered. While shots have been given in some 140 countries, the vast majority have g...
28 Mar, 2021, 02.33 PM IST
Companies 'feel betrayed' due to capping of COVID-19 vaccine price: Kiran Mazumdar ShawReacting to a report that the health ministry has fixed Rs 250 per shot at private hospitals and health centres, she tweeted, "We are (sic)...
28 Feb, 2021, 01.43 PM IST
Explainer: When and how will COVID-19 vaccines become available?Pfizer, with partner BioNTech SE, and rival Moderna have released trial data showing their COVID-19 vaccines to be about 95% effective at p...
02 Dec, 2020, 06.38 PM IST