Each dose of Covishield, Covaxin likely to be capped at Rs 275 after getting regular market approvalAccording to them, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has been directed to start working towards capping the price to mak...
26 Jan, 2022, 03.54 PM IST
Zydus jab likely to cost more than Covishield, pricing to be out soonZydus Cadila's Covid vaccine, which is likely to be launched next month, may cost more than Covishield but will be comparable with those al...
07 Sep, 2021, 06.13 AM IST
Centre places order worth Rs 14,505.75 crore for 660 million Covaxin, Covishield dosesThis is in line with projections made by the health ministry’s affidavit filed in the Supreme Court on June 25. The Centre had said India w...
16 Jul, 2021, 06.52 AM IST
At Rs 700-Rs 1,500, price of Covid vaccine in India’s private market is among the costliestAn overwhelming majority of countries are not making people pay from their own pocket for Covid vaccination. India is not only one of the f...
10 May, 2021, 02.02 PM IST
Covishield production in full swing in Pune, says Adar PoonawallaSerum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla has said that the production of COVID-19 vaccine Covishield is in full swing in Pune and he wi...
02 May, 2021, 09.16 AM IST
Maharashtra may get supply of 'Covishield' only after May 20: Rajesh TopeThe Pune-based SII, the world's largest vaccine maker in terms of volume, has announced a price of Rs 400 per dose for its 'Covishield' vac...
27 Apr, 2021, 05.23 PM 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
Serum Institute defends vaccine pricing, says initial rates based on advance fundingSerum Institute of India (SII), which manufactures AstraZeneca's vaccine Covishield at its Pune facility, earlier this week announced a pri...
24 Apr, 2021, 05.00 PM IST
Centre will continue to provide COVID-19 vaccine free to states: Health MinistryReplying to Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, Ministry of Health said in a tweet "#Unite2FightCorona It is clarified that Govt of India's proc...
24 Apr, 2021, 12.27 PM IST
Karnataka to purchase 1 crore doses of Covishield vaccine at Rs 400 croreThe state govt has also decided to strengthen fever clinics in the city, test those with fever and other symptoms, and to give them appropr...
22 Apr, 2021, 09.17 PM 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
'How many can afford Rs 400 per dose?': Chidambaram questions Centre over Covishield pricingEarlier on Wednesday, Serum Institute of India (SII) fixed the prices of Covishield vaccine at Rs 400 per dose for state governments and Rs...
21 Apr, 2021, 10.32 PM IST
'Atrocious': Jairam Ramesh slams Centre over differential Covishield pricingSenior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday criticised the Union government over differential pricing of Covishield vaccine, saying t...
21 Apr, 2021, 03.24 PM IST
For phase 2, govt buying Covishield cheaper at ₹157.5India began its Covid immunisation drive with health and frontline workers on January 16. The current phase, which began on March 1, is aim...
11 Mar, 2021, 08.37 AM IST
Current rate of COVID-19 vaccination satisfactory: MoS Ashwini ChoubeyOn whether the government is aware that the price at which Covishield vaccine is being procured by India is higher than what the European U...
09 Mar, 2021, 04.35 PM IST
From who gets it, side effects to what it will cost, all your questions on India's Covid vaccination drive answeredFor now, health experts and industry specialists are confident the initial phase will be relatively well managed. The real test will come a...
18 Jan, 2021, 11.47 AM IST
Congress asks Centre to ensure free vaccine for all, questions rationale of Covishield, Covaxin pricingCongress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said that though the government claims it will cover three crore people in the first round of...
17 Jan, 2021, 08.39 PM IST