Government Fixes Price Of Covishield, Covaxin, Sputnik V In Private Hospitals

Sumit Singh
Pune, 8th June 2021: After Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the revised national COVID vaccination program on Monday, now the government has fixed prices for Covishield, Covaxin and Sputnik V vaccines in private hospitals.

The government has clarified that private hospitals cannot levy more than Rs 150 service charge on the price fixed by the manufacturer.

At present, vaccines are available free of cost at government centres. Private hospitals have been charging Rs 950 for one dose of Covishield which will be reduced now.

Earlier, there was no guideline for fixing the price of the vaccine dose, therefore hospitals charged as per their convenience. The new guideline will provide relief to people who have been flocking to private hospitals due to vaccine shortage at government centres.

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