Corbevax Price: Pharmaceutical firm Biologicals E. Ltd. (BE) on Monday reduced the prices of the Kovid vaccine Corbevax. The company said, it has reduced the price of its Kovid-19 vaccine Corbevax from Rs 840 to just Rs 250 for vaccination at private centers. It also includes GST. Due to this, end users will have to pay Rs 400 per dose to the consumer including GST tax and vaccination charges, said a statement issued by the company.
Let us tell you that before this, the end user of this vaccine in private hospitals had to pay a total of Rs 990 for this. Let us tell you that this year, when the vaccination of children between 12 years and 14 years started in the country, then the Corbevax vaccine was used. At the same time, the cost of getting this vaccine in government hospitals was kept at Rs 145 per dose.
With an aim to make #CORBEVAXour protein subunit #COVID19
vaccine, more affordable and accessible, we are pleased to share that we have revised its pricing for Private CVCs to INR 250 inclusive of GST & INR 400 inclusive of taxes and administration charges to patientsAdvertisement
#vaccine pic.twitter.com/sZQW9NyTR1— Biological E. Limited (@biological_e) May 16, 2022
The company issued this statement
The company also said in its statement, “BE has reduced the price of its vaccine, so that it can be provided at more affordable prices and this vaccine reaches more and more children. After the introduction of this vaccine, children can be protected from Kovid virus.” Let us tell you that in April 2022, India’s drug regulator also made emergency use of Covaxin made by Bharat Biotech for children aged 6 to 12 years. was approved. Apart from this, emergency use of biological E’s Corbevax vaccine was also approved for children aged 5 to 12 years.
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