The central government has placed an order of one crore doses of Zydus Cadila’s ZyCoV-D, the world’s first plasmid DNA vaccine, at Rs 265 per dose, the company said in a statement on Monday.
The needle-free applicator will cost Rs 93 per dose, excluding GST, the company said, adding that the pricing has been decided in consultation with the Centre.
A total of Rs 1,128 will be spent by the government for three shots of Zydus Cadila’s DNA vaccine – Rs 265 for the vaccine, Rs 93 for the applicator and 5 per cent GST of Rs 18.
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Last month, the Ahmedabad-based company agreed to bring down the price of the vaccine to Rs 265 a dose following persistent negotiations by the government.
“The company has brought down the price to Rs 358 for each dose which includes Rs 93, the cost of a disposable jet applicator, following repeated negotiations by the government,” a source was earlier quoted as saying by news agency PTI.
The three doses are to be administered 28 days apart, with each dose comprising a shot in both arms.
To administer the needle-free ZyCov-D vaccine, a disposable painless jet applicator costing Rs 93 is required for each dose, which would take the price to Rs 358 per dose.
The Ahmedabad-based pharma company had earlier proposed a price of Rs 1,900 for its three-dose regimen.
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