Price of Corbevax vaccine for 12-14 yrs slashed

May 16, 2022 15:48

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Hyderabad based pharmaceuticals firm Biological E. Ltd (BE) today said it has reduced the price of its Covid-19 vaccine Corbevax to Rs 250 from Rs 840 a dose, inclusive of GST, for private vaccination centres.

The company in a statement said that the reduction in price will result in end users paying a price of 400 a dose which will include the taxes and administration charges.

Previously, in private vaccination centres the overall cost to end users of the vaccine was 990 a dose, including taxes and administration charges, it added.

Currently, over 3 crore doses of Corbevax have been administered in children between 12-15 years of age.

In March this year when the inoculation of children in the age group of 12 to 14 years against Covid-19 commenced in the country, Corbevax vaccine was used and its price was fixed at 145 for government vaccination programme.

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