NEW DELHI : The government is under discussion with Zydus Cadila for pricing of its covid-19 vaccine ZyCov-D and expected to start vaccination of children above 12 years very soon, union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Tuesday.
While the ministry has fixed price much below what the manufacturer demanded, the rate per shot would be more than Covishield and Covaxin, sources said.
Zydus Cadila received approval for Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for ZyCoV-D on August 20th.
The vaccine from Ahmadabad bases pharmaceutical company India’s first indigenously developed DNA based vaccine for Covid-19 to be administered in humans including Children and adults 12 years and above.