India's first mRNA Covid vaccine will be priced competitively, says company

Gemcovac does not require sub-zero temperatures for storage and transport, unlike two other international doses

India’s first mRNA Covid-19 vaccine Gemcovac-19 will be priced competitively with its global peers — Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna’s vaccines, Gen¬nova Biophar-maceuticals said. Trials for use as a universal booster shot would also begin soon, and there are plans to conduct paediatric trials as well.

The vaccine’s unique selling point is that it does not require sub-zero temperatures like its peers to remain stable, but can be transported at 2-8 degrees Celsius. The vaccine can be rolled out in the private market with necessary government approvals, while Gen¬nova continues to work on trials for positioning Gemc¬ovac-19 as the universal booster. So