The Serum Institute of India has fixed the Covishield vaccine price at Rs 400 per dose for state governments and Rs 600 per dose for private hospitals.

The Pune based Company has stated that the Covishield vaccine will be available for everyone above the age of 18 years starting from May 1 in the open market.

SII further said that the company will serve 50 per cent of the total production to the Government of India's vaccination program, and the remaining 50 per cent of the capacity will be for the State governments and private hospitals.

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"Furthermore, owing to the complexity, and urgency of the situation it is challenging to supply it independently to each corporate entity. We would urge all corporate and private individuals to access the vaccines through the state facilitated machinery and private health systems. Post 4-5 months, the vaccines will be made available in retail and free trade," it said.

The central Government also liberalised the vaccination drive to allow states, private hospitals and industrial establishments to procure the doses directly from manufacturers.

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