India lowers AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine price for less than Rs 200 per dose
New Delhi: The Indian government has lowered the price at which it buys AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine doses being produced by the Serum Institute of India (SII), the federal health secretary said on Thursday.
"The renegotiated price is significantly lower than 200 rupees ($2.75) per dose," Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan told a news conference.
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The SII, the world's biggest vaccine maker, has licensed the vaccine from AstraZeneca and Oxford University and markets it as COVISHIELD.
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