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List of vaccines set to be launched between August and December

Here’s a list of Covid-19 vaccines to be available in India in 2021

The Centre is now negotiating with Zydus on the price of the vaccine and will be decided in a meeting between the representatives of the company and the National Expert Group in Vaccine Administration for Covid (NEGVAC) headed by Niti Aayog member VK Paul and health ministry officials likely to be held this week. 

According to the govt, about 200 crore vaccine doses will be prepared between August and December. Apart from the 130 crore Covishield doses and 55 crore covovax doses will be purchased.
A total of 75.79 lakh people in Mumbai had received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine and 32.53 lakh have received both doses as on September 16.
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Ahmedabad-based Zydus Cadila is working on ZyCoV-D that is undergoing Phase III trials. The company will prepare 5 crore doses between August to December.
Bharat Biotech is making a nasal vaccine that won’t require needle injection. It will be a single-dose intranasal Covid-19 vaccine named BBV154. According to the company, 1 billion doses will be prepared.
Published: June 21, 2021, 15:18 IST

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