Bharat Biotech fixes price of Covaxin at Rs 600 for states, Rs 1,200 for pvt hospitals
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Bharat Biotech fixes price of Covaxin at Rs 600 for states, Rs 1,200 for pvt hospitalsET Bureau
Last Updated: Apr 24, 2021, 11:18 PM IST
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In a statement, Bharat Biotech Chairman and Managing Director Krishna M Ella said the company is supplying the vaccine to the central government at Rs 150 per dosage and the government on its part is distributing it free of cost.
Agencies We would like to state that more than 50 per cent of our capacities have been reserved for central government supplies, Krishna M Ella said.
Bharat Biotech announces price of Covaxin - Rs 600 for states, Rs 1200 for private hospitals
Bharat Biotech announces price of Covaxin - Rs 600 for states, Rs 1200 for private hospitals
The vaccine manufacturer stated that Covaxin will be also be exported and the export price would be between USD 15-20 (Rs 1,123 to Rs 1,498 approx).
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Updated: Apr 24, 2021, 11:05 PM IST
Covaxin, the indigenous vaccine against COVID-19 will be available for state governments at Rs 600 per dose and private hospitals at Rs 1,200 per dose, Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech announced on Saturday. Following the Government of India directives, we announce the prices of COVAXIN vaccines - Rs 600 per dose for state hospitals and Rs 1,200 per dose for private hospitals, reads a Bharat Biotech release.
: Saturday, April 24, 2021, 10:41 PM IST
Bharat Biotech s COVAXIN to be sold at Rs 600 to states, Rs 1,200 to private hospitals
It added that for exports, COVAXIN has been pegged at $15-20.
In a statement, Bharat Biotech Chairman and Managing Director Krishna M Ella said the company is supplying the vaccine to the central government at Rs 150 per dosage and the government on its part is distributing it free of cost. We would like to state that more than 50 per cent of our capacities have been reserved for central government supplies, Ella said.
Recovering the cost is essential in the journey of innovation towards other vaccines such as intranasal Covid-19, Chikungunya, Zika, Cholera and others, he added.
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It also said that the Covid vaccine will be exported at a cost ranging between 15-20 USD.
In a statement, Bharat Biotech Chairman and Managing Director Krishna M Ella said the company is supplying the vaccine to the central government at Rs 150 per dosage and the government on its part is distributing it free of cost.