How much will Pfizer vaccine cost in India? US company offers 'not for profit' to government

New Delhi, 22 April 2021 Thursday

Pfizer, a US pharmaceutical company, said it had offered the Indian government a "no-profit" to supply its covid vaccine, and offered such a price, a company spokesman claimed on Thursday, adding that it had discussed the matter with the government. Has been.

"For India, Pfizer has offered the government a 'Note for Profit' price for its vaccination campaign. We are in talks with the government and are committed to vaccinating India's vaccination campaign," a Pfizer spokesperson said in a statement. The company has released the statement and the US vaccine company has denied some reports regarding the cost of the vaccine.

The company said it has set different prices for high, middle and low-income countries and is committed to ensuring that the Covid-19 vaccine reaches all people in the world equally and at affordable prices. The company said, "In the current epidemic situation around the world, Pfizer has preferred to provide vaccines only to governments for vaccination campaigns. We will have a similar trend in India."

India has also been paving the way for overseas vaccines over the past week to expedite the vaccination campaign, with Modarna, Pfizer, and Johnson & Johnson manufacturers discussing with the government for emergency use in India.

The US government is charging 19 19.5 (about Rs 1,500) per dose for the Pfizer corona vaccine, while the company has charged about 00 1,700 per dose for the European Union for 2022-23.