Serum Institute of India (SII) on Wednesday fixed the prices of Covishield vaccine at Rs 400 per dose for state governments and Rs 600 per dose for private hospitals. "Following the Government of India directives, we are announcing the prices of the Covishield vaccine – Rs 400 per dose for state governments and Rs 600 per dose for private hospitals," it said.
At the same time, SII further said the company will serve 50 percent of the total production to the Government of India's vaccination program, and the remaining 50 percent of the capacity will be for the State governments and private hospitals. "Furthermore, owing to the complexity, and urgency of the situation it is challenging to supply it independently to each corporate entity. We would urge all corporate and private individuals to access the vaccines through the state-facilitated machinery and private health systems. Post 4-5 months, the vaccines will be made available in retail and free trade," it said.
Meanwhile, Everyone above 18 years of age will be eligible to get vaccinated against COVID-19 from May 1. The central government said on Monday and also liberalised the vaccination drive to allow states, private hospitals and industrial establishments to procure the doses directly from manufacturers.
At the same time, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, West Bengal. Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Kerala account for 59.25 percent of the total doses given so far in the country. Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Karnataka. Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu. Gujarat and Rajasthan reported 76.32 percent of the new cases. Out of which Maharashtra has reported the highest daily new cases at 62,097 followed by Uttar Pradesh with 29,574. Meanwhile, Delhi reported 28,395 new cases.
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