The Serum Institute of India (SII) on Wednesday said that it will provide Covishield vaccine to private hospitals for Rs 600 per dose and it will charge the state governments Rs 400 per dose.
SII in a statement said that it welcomes the government’s decision to accelerate the country’s vaccination drive. It said that allowing the states, private hospitals and vaccination centres to procure vaccine directly from the manufacturers will scale up the programme.
“For the next two months, we will address the limited capacity by scaling up the vaccine production. Going ahead, 50% of our capacities will be served to the Government of India’s vaccination program, and the remaining 50% of the capacity will be for the state governments and private hospitals,” it said.
Comparing the prices with the other vaccines in the world, SII has stated that while American vaccines are priced at Rs 1,500, Russian and Chinese vaccines would cost Rs 750 per dose, making Covishield a cheaper option.
The SII also urged corporate and private individuals to access the vaccines through the state facilitated machinery and private health systems.
“Post 4-5 months, the vaccines will be made available in retail and free trade,” SII said.
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