New Delhi: Serum Institute announces the price of the Covshield vaccine. The price is Rs 400 for state governments and Rs 600 for private hospitals. But the central government will provide the vaccine at a cost of Rs 150. At the same time, ICMR claims that Covaxin is effective against the Covid virus. The ICMR study also found that Covaxin can fight off any virus that causes genetic mutations.
The Serum Institute said in a press release that American-made vaccines sell for Rs 1,500. Russian-made vaccine and Chinese-made vaccine sell for Rs 750. Under the new vaccine policy, 50 percent of vaccine doses will be given to the central government and the remaining 50 percent to states and private hospitals.