Will have clarity on price of ZyCoV-D next week, says Zydus Group MD

Supply of ZyCoV-D to start from mid-Sept, says Dr. Sharvil Patel

A day after getting emergency use authorisation from Indian drug regulator for its Covid vaccine, Zydus Group MD on Saturday said clarity on the price of ZyCoV-D will emerge next week. 

"Next week will have clarity on the price of the ZyCoV-D vaccine. The supply of vaccines will start in mid-September. We can scale up production of vaccines to 1 crore a month from October at the new production plant," said Dr. Sharvil Patel, MD, Zydus Group.

"The efficacy of our Covid-19 vaccine is over 66%, and its efficacy against the Delta variant is about 66%," added Patel. 

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