Corona Vaccine: A dose of Sputnik cost about Rs. 1,000, required clearance was obtained

- When this vaccine starts to be made in India, its prices may go down

New delhi date. May 14, 2021, Friday

A single dose of the Russian Sputnik Covid-19 vaccine will cost around Rs 1,000 in India. The company that imports Sputnik to India, Dr. This information was provided by Reddy's Laboratory. The company said the vaccine had been approved by the Central Drugs Laboratory (CDL).

Dr. Reddy's Lab is importing the vaccine into India. Dr. Reddy's Laboratory provided this information to the stock exchanges. Notably, it is necessary to take 2 doses of this vaccine. According to the company, the maximum retail price for a single dose of the vaccine is Rs 948 which will be subject to 5 per cent GST. This means that one dose will cost around Rs.

Dr. With the soft launch of the vaccine, Reddy's Lab gave its first dose to a man in Hyderabad on Friday. The vaccine arrived in India from Russia on May 1 and was approved by the Central Drugs Regulatory Authority, Kasauli, on May 13.

According to the company, a consignment of the vaccine will still be ordered but in future it will be manufactured only by Indian partner companies.

Prices will fall in the future

The company said that when the vaccine starts being made in India, its prices may go down. The company is in talks with six vaccine companies in India over its production. More than 200 crore doses of the Covid-19 vaccine could be available in the country by December this year, according to a member of the policy commission.