Serum's Covishield At Rs 400 A Dose For States, 600 For Private Hospitals

Serum Institute said the vaccines were still more affordable than foreign vaccines, which cost from Rs 750 to Rs 1,500 a shot.

Covishield will be sold at Rs 400 a shot to state governments and Rs 600 to private hospitals, the Serum Institute of India (SII) said today ahead of the new round of vaccinations from May 1 that will include all above 18. The centre will continue to receive Covishield doses at Rs 150 each. Serum Institute said the vaccines were still more affordable than foreign vaccines, which cost from Rs 750 to Rs 1,500 a shot. As part of the government's new policy, 50 per cent of vaccine doses will be reserved for the centre and the rest will be divided between states and private hospitals.