Data | Private vaccination centres charge two to three times the base price of Covishield vaccine

Covishield's median price at the private hospitals sampled was 75% of the average monthly expenditure of the poorest urban households

Though manufacturers are selling the and vaccines to private hospitals at ₹600 and ₹1,200 per shot, respectively, some centres have been charging as high as ₹1,800 for one shot of Covishield and ₹1,500 for one shot of Covaxin. The median cost of Covishield at private centres makes up for 22% of an average urban household's monthly expenses. Out of the 325 private centres offering Covishield, 84% had fixed the price at ₹800 to ₹1,000 per shot. As many as 25 of them charged more than ₹1,000, while only 14 of them charged less than ₹600. Out of 149 private centres administering Covaxin, 90% charged between ₹1,200 and ₹1,400.