New Delhi: On the demand of the serum institute states have reduced the prices of vaccine covishield. Under which the states will now get 300 per dose instead of 400. The announcement was announced by Aadar Poonawala.
Poonawala wrote in the tweet, “As a philanthropic gesture from Serum Institute, I reduce the price of the vaccine to the states from Rs. 400 to Rs. 300 per dose, which is effective immediately.” This will save the State Fund of thousands of crores from moving forward. This would lead to more vaccinations and save countless lives. “
The move comes after widespread criticism over the company’s price policy as the serum institute initially sold Covishield at a rate of Rs 150 per dose to the central government.
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