Serum Institute reduces Covishield price to Rs 300 for states

New Delhi: Adar Poonawalla on Wednesday announced that the Serum Institute of India has reduced the price of the jab for state governments to Rs 300 from Rs 400 earlier.

“As a philanthropic gesture on behalf of @SerumInstIndia, I hereby reduce the price to the states from Rs.400 to Rs.300 per dose, effective immediately; this will save thousands of crores of state funds going forward. This will enable more vaccinations and save countless lives,” SII CEO Adar Poonawalla tweeted.

As a philanthropic gesture on behalf of @SerumInstIndia, I hereby reduce the price to the states from Rs.400 to Rs.300 per dose, effective immediately; this will save thousands of crores of state funds going forward. This will enable more vaccinations and save countless lives.

— Adar Poonawalla (@adarpoonawalla) April 28, 2021

The third phase of vaccination will begin from May 1 which will allow everyone above the age of 18 to be get the vaccine against coronavirus

SII had earlier priced it’s COVID-19 vaccine at Rs 400 per dose for state governments and Rs 600 per dose for private hospitals.