India News: Even as the government plans to roll out the Covid vaccination drive with Oxford-AstraZeneca’s Covishield and Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin, recipients may
Synopsis
The government has already placed an order for 11 million doses from Serum Institute. In addition, 550,000 doses have been ordered from Bharat Biotech. The order to Pune-based Serum Institute is priced at ₹220 for one dose of the injection and that to Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech is at ₹309, inclusive of taxes.
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While the bulk of the early shots will be Serum Institute’s as it has greater capacities and more stocks, Bharat Biotech will ramp up its production levels.
New Delhi: The government has approved the purchase of close to 70 million Covid-19 vaccines in the first phase of the inoculation programme. The bulk around 60 million jabs will be ordered from Serum Institute of India, while up to 10 million shots will be sourced from Bharat Biotech.
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