Serum Institute slashes prices of Covishield for states to Rs 300 per dose
Serum Institute slashes prices of Covishield for states to Rs 300 per dose
Doses of its Covid-19 vaccine Covishield will be made available to states at a price of Rs 300 per dose, Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla said in a tweet on Wednesday. This is
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Employees pack boxes containing vials of Covishield at Serum Institute in Pune (Photo Credits: AP)
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Adar Poonawalla, CEO of Pune-based Serum Institute of India, said Covishield will be made available to states at a price of Rs 300 per dose. SII, which is producing University of Oxford and AstraZeneca s Covid-19 vaccine, had earlier priced the doses at Rs 400 for states.
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Vaccine registration: Vaccination for people above 18 will begin on May 1.
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The Center said that Indians over the age of 18 can start their registration for vaccination against COVID-19 from 4 pm today. A tweet from the official handle of Arogya Setu, the central government mobile application for contact-tracing and dissemination of medical advisors, read: “To start at http://bankin.gov.in, Arogya Setu App and UMANG from 18 More registration app on April 28 at 4 pm. Appointments at state government centers and private centers based on how many vaccination centers are ready for vaccination on May 1.
NEW DELHI: Serum Institute of India on Wednesday announced that it was reducing the price of its Covishield vaccine from Rs 400 to Rs 300 per dose for the states as a philanthropic gesture . As a philanthropic gesture on behalf of Serum Institute of India, I hereby reduce the price to the states from Rs 400 to Rs 300 per dose, effective immediately, SII CEO Adar Poonawalla said on Twitter.
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As a philanthropic gesture on behalf of @SerumInstIndia, I hereby reduce the price to the states from Rs.400 to Rs.… https://t.co/kHmxPnv4K7 Adar Poonawalla (@adarpoonawalla) 1619611993000
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Step 1: Go to https://www.cowin.gov.in/home and click on the register/sign-in option.
Step 2: Enter your mobile number and generate OTP.
Step 3: Enter the OTP and verify it.
Step 4: Following the verification of your mobile number with OTP, register yourself with required details such as name, age, gender and photo ID.
Step 5: Click on Register and then go to the Schedule option.
Step 6: Enter the pin code of your area or select from the list of states, followed by districts.
Step 7: Select your preferred vaccination centre, date and time and Confirm . Registration for 18 plus to begin on https://t.co/S3pUooMbXX, Aarogya Setu App & UMANG App at 4 PM on 28th April. Appointments at State Govt centers & Private centers depending on how many vaccination centers are ready on 1st May for Vaccination of 18 plus. #LargestVaccineDrive