Biological E slashes Corbevax prices by 70% to Rs 250 a dose for pvt mkt

End user would now need to pay Rs 400 per jab including the administration charge to get the shot at a private vaccination centre; move aimed at benefiting children

Biological E Limited (BE) has reduced the price of its Covid-19 vaccine Corbevax by 70 percent to Rs 250 per dose inclusive of taxes for the private market. Now, the end user would need to pay Rs 400 per dose including the administration charge to get the shot at a private vaccination center.

The company said that it has lowered the price of the vaccine to make it more affordable and help increase the reach to protect maximum number of children against the virus. "The decision comes within weeks of Biological E Limited receiving Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) for children