These are the prices for institutional sales, and not the maximum retail price, which will be announced later.
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Serum said its vaccine, which it manufactures as a partner of Britain's AstraZeneca, is "affordable to any other" in the world
The Serum Institute of India said on Wednesday it would sell the AstraZeneca vaccine to the country's state governments at 400 rupees per dose and to private hospitals at Rs 600 rupees
Could be priced at Rs 600-650/dose for institutional sales
"He has asked the industry to prioritise deliveries to meet the country's needs first and then focus on global supplies," said a person in the know, who did not wish to be named.
Firms work to secure raw material locally as imports remain a challenge
Govt conducts welcome course correction
He also said the government has now allowed vaccination for every adult starting May 1
Looking to ramp up supplies ahead of the opening of Covid vaccination to all citizens over 18 years of age, the government has approved a payment of about Rs 4,500 crore as advance to vaccine makers
The White House has invoked the wartime powers of the Defense Production Act to preserve vaccine raw materials for its own companies
States allowed to procure directly from manufacturers; open market supply permitted
Govt okays Rs 4,500 cr upfront payment for 300 mn doses
Some good moves but freer pricing needed
Bharat Biotech and 3 PSEs to ramp up Covaxin production capacity
Adar Poonawalla on Friday said the US needs to lift its embargo on raw material exports
No need for prior local clinical trials for vaccines cleared by regulators
Russian Covid-19 vaccine granted restricted emergency-use authorisation in India
Fast-tracking of vaccine approvals is a welcome policy change
'On one hand, we have states like Kerala where there is zero wastage (of vaccine) and on the other hand, we have several other states where there still is 8-9% of wastage,' says Union Health Secretary