{"id":985,"date":"2021-04-26T05:46:05","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T05:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aarikethpharma.com\/?p=985"},"modified":"2021-04-26T05:46:07","modified_gmt":"2021-04-26T05:46:07","slug":"covid-19-going-for-vaccination-on-may-1-check-how-much-first-dose-will-cost-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aarikethpharma.com\/?p=985","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19: GOING FOR VACCINATION ON MAY 1? CHECK HOW MUCH FIRST DOSE WILL COST YOU"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>\n<p>Come May 1, the COVID-19 vaccination drive will be extended to everyone above the age of 18, a step that has been taken by the Centre to ensure that maximum numbers of Indians take the coronavirus vaccine jab amid the raging second wave of the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The phase-III of the world&#8217;s largest COVID-19 vaccination drive also aims at liberalised vaccine pricing and scaling up of vaccine coverage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Phase-I was launched on January 16, 2021, which prioritized the protection of the Health Care Workers (HCWs) and Front Line Workers (FLWs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Subsequently, phase-II was initiated from March 1 and April 1, which focused on protecting the most vulnerable, ie, everyone above 45 years of age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In India, the Emergency Use Authorisation has so far been granted to two indigenously manufactured vaccines-COVISHEILD of Serum Institute of India and COVAXIN of Bharat Biotech. On the other hand, a third vaccine, Sputnik, which is presently manufactured abroad, will eventually be manufactured in India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Know the prices of COVISHEILD and COVAXIN shots in government hospitals:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The Serum Institute of India COVID-19 vaccine COVISHEILD will be available for Rs 400\/dose in State Government hospitals, whereas, Bharat Biotech&#8217;s COVID-19 vaccine COVAXIN will cost you Rs 600 per dose in State Government hospitals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Know the prices of COVISHEILD and COVAXIN shots in private hospitals:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The COVISHEILD COVID-19 vaccine has been capped at Rs 600\/dose in private hospitals, while a single shot of the COVAXIN coronavirus vaccine will cost you Rs 1,200 in private hospitals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday (April 24, 2021) announced that India has become the fastest country to administer 14 crore Doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. The milestone has been achieved in just 99 days, where the cumulative number of coronavirus vaccine doses administered in the country stands at 14,08,02,794.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">COVID-19: GOING FOR VACCINATION ON MAY 1? CHECK HOW MUCH FIRST DOSE WILL COST YOU &#8211; POST TITLE<\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Come May 1, the COVID-19 vaccination drive will be extended to everyone above the age of 18, a step that has been taken by the Centre to ensure that maximum numbers of Indians take the coronavirus vaccine jab amid the raging second wave of the pandemic. 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