‘Zydus Cadila jab to be part of vax drive’

People queue up at a vaccination camp organised at the premises of a school in Siliguri. Pic/AFP

Zydus Cadila's ZyCoV-D vaccine against COVID-19 will soon be a part of India's mass inoculation drive, Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan announced, adding that talks were underway with the manufacturer on pricing issues. Addressing a press briefing on the COVID situation across the country, Bhushan on Thursday said the price of the jab, which is needle-less and requires three doses, would be different from the existing vaccines.

"As far as the price of the vaccine at which it will be procured is concerned, we are in conversations with the manufacturer. Since it is a three-dose vaccine and comes with a needle-less delivery system, it would have a differential pricing than the existing vaccines that are being used in the vaccination drive."

Without giving any timeline for the roll-out, he said that the Zydus Cadila vaccine will not be brought in the market in the short run, but will be part of the vaccination programme.

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