New Delhi: The Central government has placed an order for 1 crore doses of ZyCoV-D COVID-19 vaccine with Ahmedabad-based drug manufacturer Zydus Cadila.
ZyCoV-D, which is India’s second indigenous vaccine against the coronavirus (after Bharat Biotech-developed Covaxin), is likely to be included in India’s vaccination drive this month itself.
“The Centre has already placed a purchase order with Zydus Cadila for the supply of 1 crore doses of ZyCoV-D, with each dose costing Rs 358 excluding taxes, at the earliest,” PTI reported, quoting company officials.
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ZyCov-D, the first needle-less vaccine as well as India’s first jab for above 12 age-group, got emergency use approval from Drugs Controller General of India
(DCGI) on August 20.However, it will initially be administered only to adults because of Zydus Cadilla’s limited production capacity of 1 crore doses every month.
The world’s first DNA-based vaccine regimen comprises three doses, which are to be administered on days 0, 28 and 56.
ZyCoV-D is the only vaccine to have been recommended for kids, though it is yet to be approved by DCGI.
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