States to get Covishield vaccine at Rs 400, pvt hospitals at Rs 600 a dose
NEW DELHI: Covishield will be sold at Rs 400 per dose to the state government and Rs 600 to private hospitals, Serum Institute of India (SII) said on Wednesday. Covishield is known as AstraZeneca vaccine across the world. SII, an Indian biotechnology and pharmaceuticals company, issued a statement after the government allowed vaccination of all […]
‘Covishield’ vaccine ready to roll out in coming weeks: Adar Poonawalla
NEW DELHI: Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla on Sunday said the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine ‘Covishield’ is ready to roll out in the coming weeks. Poonawalla’s remarks came soon after after India’s drugs regulator approved Covishield for restricted emergency use. “Happy new year, everyone! All the risks @SerumInstIndia took with stockpiling the vaccine, have […]
Already produced 40-50 million dosages of Covishield vaccine: Serum Institute
NEW DELHI: Serum Institute of India (SII) has already produced around 50 million dosages of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine ‘Covishield’ and plans to scale it up to 100 million by March next year even as it awaits approval for emergency use authorisation, a top company official said on Monday. The company, which has launched the […]