India / Vaccine prices fixed for private hospitals, indigenous covaccine costlier than Sputnik

New Delhi: The central government has fixed the maximum price of corona vaccine for private hospitals. If you take Covishield in a private hospital, then you will have to pay Rs 780. Apart from this, Rs 1410 will have to be spent for the vaccine and Rs 1145 for the Russian vaccine Sputnik-V. Let us tell you that this includes percent GST as well as a service charge of Rs 150.

Let us tell you that on the basis of the prices currently announced by the vaccine manufacturers, the Union Health Ministry has fixed the prices of vaccines for private hospitals.

The government also ordered 44 crore doses of the vaccine

The central government on Tuesday placed orders for 44 crore doses of anti-Covid-19 vaccines - Kovishield and Covaccine. A day earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced that the Center would take over the procurement quota of the states and free vaccines would be made available to the states for people above the age of 18 years. The Union Health Ministry said that these 44 crore doses of Kovid vaccines will be supplied by the manufacturers between August and December.

The Center has placed orders for 25 crore doses of Kovashield and Bharat Biotech for 19 crore doses of Covaccine to Serum Institute of India after the Prime Minister announced changes in the guidelines of the National Kovid Immunization Program yesterday, an official said. . "Additionally, 30 per cent advances for procurement of both the COVID vaccines have been released to Serum Institute of India and Bharat Biotech," he said. The official said the center will be effective from January 16 this year under the "holistic approach of the government". Supporting the efforts of States and Union Territories for vaccination campaign.

Based on various memorandums received by the Centre, the third phase of the immunization strategy was launched on May 1 for all adults above the age of 18 years. "Now with the aim of making the vaccination campaign more widespread across the country, all citizens above the age of 18 years can avail free doses of the COVID vaccine at government health centres," the official said.