But the Union health ministry on Saturday issued a clarification saying that the Centre will procure both the vaccines at ₹150 only. SII recently said ₹400 is new price for ALL new govt procurements — States & Centre. Replying to the Congress leader's tweet, the ministry said the Centre will continue to procure both Covishield and Covaxin at ₹150 per dose. While Covaxin has also been developed in India, Covishield was developed by Oxford University in collaboration with AstraZeneca. > When the vaccination drive began in January, the Centre procured the vaccines from both the vaccine makers at around ₹200 per dose.

Source: Hindustan Times April 24, 2021 05:39 UTC