At $2.06 per dose, India pays the least for AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine

The world over, more than 100 countries have ordered Covid-19 vaccines from about 18 vaccine-makers to date, according to data maintained by Duke Global Health Innovation Center. 

The price paid by different governments for a vaccine dose — including for the same vaccine — varies across countries, Unicef data shows.

For instance, the price of the AstraZeneca vaccine — the vaccine sold the most globally, with orders for 2.4 billion shots to date — varies from $2 to $6 per dose. 

India has got this vaccine at $2.06 per dose, the cheapest in the world. The Unicef website says the