It will only take 3-4 months for the corona vaccine to arrive, find out how much it will cost

New Delhi, Thursday 19 November 2020

The corona virus epidemic has been raging worldwide for over a year. After taking various measures like social discrimination, lockdown etc. now the government is only hoping for vaccine. Work is also underway on a number of corona vaccines in India. At a function, Adar Poonawala, CEO, Serum Institute of India, expressed his views on the vaccine. He claimed that the corona vaccine would take only 3-4 months to arrive. Poonawala also gave information about the possible cost of the vaccine.

"With the approval of regulators in the UK, we will also apply in India," said Adar Poonawala, head of the Serum Institute. It will be used in the first emergency. It can take 3-4 months for the general public to be vaccinated against coronavirus.

"In April-May, no one thought the vaccine would be made so soon," he added. This vaccine also gives very good results on the elderly. Morderna, Pfizer vaccine is expensive and difficult to collect, now the big question is how long we can be safe with this vaccine. So far, the results have been very good. ”Poonawala said only time will tell whether the vaccine can save you in the long run. Nothing can be said with a guarantee right now, only speculation and claims are being made.

He claimed that the cost of this vaccine would be around Rs 500-600, although if the government buys it in bulk, it will be available at a lower price, they will soon start production of 100 million doses per month, he said. Crore doses can be found.

The Serum Institute is developing a vaccine from Oxford University in India with British estrogenica. Poonawala said 30-40 crore doses of Oxford University will be available in the first quarter of 2021. He said there was no reason why this number could not be achieved.