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Updated March 9, 2021 at 5:02 p. m. IST
The country’s existing coronavirus vaccination rate is acceptable and is increasing thanks to the increase in the number of COVID-19 vaccination centres (CVCs) in public and personal fitness facilities, Minister of State for Health Ashwini Choubey told al-Rajya. Sabha on Tuesday.
The country’s existing coronavirus vaccination rate is acceptable and is increasing thanks to the increase in the number of COVID-19 vaccination centres (CVCs) in public and personal fitness facilities, Minister of State for Health Ashwini Choubey told al-Rajya. Sabha on Tuesday.
He responded to a question about whether the existing daily vaccination rate is enough for the government to reach its goal of vaccinating another three hundred million people by August 2021.
As for whether the government is aware that the price at which the Covishield vaccine is purchased through India is higher than that paid through the European Union, Choubey said in a written response that, according to the information available, the price of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine globally ranges from $4 to $5. 25.
For the COVAX AMC facility, which aggregates claims and sources from 191 countries, including the countries of the European Union, the value is $3 to $3. 15 per dose, which appears to be largely due to the very large upfront payment made to the vaccine manufacturer, long before it is obtained. The vaccine has finished its clinical trials and gained regulatory approval, he said.
“The Serum Institute of India’s Covishield vaccine (Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine) is purchased through the Government of India at a reduced price of Rs 210 (including tax), which is equivalent to approximately US$2. 7 per dose for the vaccination of gym workers and frontline staff,” Choubey said in his written response.
The National COVID-19 Vaccine Administration Expert Group (NEGVAC) is working with vaccine brands to procure vaccines at a fair price, he said.
“The manufacturer of Covishield (Serum Institute of India) agreed to source Rs 10 crore doses at a value of INR 150 GST per dose for the priority organization of the over-60 population and over-45-60 people with comorbidities. Choubey said.
In response to the question about the logistical infrastructure needs for the delivery of the COVID-19 vaccine, adding up the gap between the existing infrastructure and the actual needs, Choubey said that the manufacturer, upon receiving the purchase order, sends the vaccine to the states. and territories of the Union according to the prescribed list of recipients.
States and UTs, upon receiving vaccines from the provider, distribute them to regional, district, and subdistrict vaccine warehouses. These vaccines are stored at approximately 28,500 bloodless chain points across all states and UTs, he said.
All points in the blood chain, as required, are supplied with appropriate blood chain apparatus such as ice coolers, freezers, blood chambers and freezers, refrigerators, ice packs and vaccine carriers, etc. , as well as infrastructure for the garage and subsequent vaccine distribution. . Vaccination clinic location.
The Indian government has provided vaccine vans in accordance with state needs for vaccine transport, and has also allowed the contracting of transportation locally, if mandatory for elegant and effective distribution of vaccines, Choubey said.
There is an alternative formula for transporting vaccines from the last deliveries of the bloodless chain to the destinations. There is no gap between existing infrastructure and actual needs, he said.
Posted on Mar 9, 2021 at 05:02 pm. IST
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