Corona vaccine prices reduced:Now Coveshield and Covaxin will be available for Rs 225, reduced the price after the announcement of giving precaution dosage to all
The companies that make Corona Vaccine Covishield and Covaxin on Saturday announced to reduce their prices. Now in private hospitals, a dose of both these vaccines will cost Rs 225. Earlier, in private hospitals, a dose of Covishield was available for Rs 600 and Covaxin for Rs 1,200. Announcement made after the decision of the Central Government The announcement of reduction in prices has been made after the decision to impose Precaution Dosage to all adult citizens. The central government had announced on Friday that from April 10 i.e. Sunday, all citizens of 18+ age would be administered the third dose of corona vaccine in private hospitals. After the announcement of the central government, on Friday, Adar Poonawalla, managing director of Serum Institute of India, the company that manufactures Kovidshield, praised this move of the government and announced to reduce the price of the vaccine in a tweet. Poonawalla said that his company would charge Rs 225 for a dose in private ho