When will the Corona Virus Vaccine (COVID-19 Vaccine) arrive in India? How much does this cost? This question is constantly being raised in the minds of all the citizens. These questions have been answered by Adar Poonawalla, the CEO of the vaccine company Serum Institute of India. He says that the Oxford Kovid-19 vaccine will be available for health workers and elderly people by February 20 and by April for the general public. Apart from this, he has said that its two dose price will be maximum thousand rupees. He believes that presumably by 2024, every Indian will get vaccinated.
Poonawala said that the defeat will probably be vaccinated in two to three years. Apart from the supply of vaccine, you will need budget, logistics, infrastructure. In addition, people have to prepare to take the vaccine. In such a situation, all the people will be vaccinated by 2024.
Vaccine will be available to India cheaply
Poonawalla, during the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit (HTLS), while answering a question about the price of the vaccine, said that the cost of two essential doses would be Rs. Thousand. The Indian government will buy the vaccine in large quantities, so it will be available cheaply with it. It will be priced close to Kovacs. Compared to other vaccines in the market, we are providing the corona vaccine much cheaper.
How effective will the vaccine be?
How effective will the corona vaccine be? Regarding this, he said that the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine has also given good results to elderly people, which was previously a concern. It has shown good T-cell response. As such it can provide immunity against the corona for a long time. However, over time it will be known whether these vaccines will be effective in the long run. At the moment no one can answer it.
Kids have to wait a little
Poonawala said that the children will have to wait a bit till the safety data arrives, but the good news is that Corona is not too dangerous for them. The Oxford vaccine is inexpensive and safe. It will require a temperature of two to eight degrees Celsius to store, which is the ideal temperature for cold storage in India. He said that the serum is planned to make about 10 crore doses per month from February. How much dose will be provided to India? In this regard, Poonawala said that negotiations are still going on and no agreement has been reached in this regard.
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