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WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 2025
Covishield price for Indian states reduced from Rs400 to Rs300 per dose

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TBS Report
28 April, 2021, 06:20 pm
Last modified: 28 April, 2021, 07:12 pm

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Covishield price for Indian states reduced from Rs400 to Rs300 per dose

"As a philanthropic gesture on behalf of Serum Institute of India, I hereby reduce the price to the states from Rs400 to Rs300 per dose, effective immediately; this will save thousands of crores of state funds going forward. This will enable more vaccinations and save countless lives," Poonawalla wrote in his tweet

TBS Report
28 April, 2021, 06:20 pm
Last modified: 28 April, 2021, 07:12 pm
A vial of AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine doses at a facility in Milton, Ontario, Canada, March 3, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
A vial of AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine doses at a facility in Milton, Ontario, Canada, March 3, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio

Serum Institute of India's Covishield will cost states Rs300 instead of Rs400, CEO Adar Poonawalla tweeted on Wednesday, calling it a "philanthropic gesture".

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

"As a philanthropic gesture on behalf of Serum Institute of India, I hereby reduce the price to the states from Rs400 to Rs300 per dose, effective immediately; this will save thousands of crores of state funds going forward. This will enable more vaccinations and save countless lives," Poonawalla wrote in his tweet.

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