Covishield, Covaxin, Sputnik V: Know the differences between three COVID-19 vaccines
Rajan Nath
April 29th 2021 12:23 PM --
Updated:
April 29th 2021 12:28 PM
COVID-19 vaccination in India: India's two indigenous COVID-19 vaccines — Covaxin and Covishield — have already been deployed in the ongoing vaccination drive while the delivery of the third vaccine approved i.e. Sputnik V was awaited.
Here's a comparison between Covishield, Covaxin, and Sputnik V:
Vaccine | Type of Vaccine | Dosage and time gap between doses | Storage and expiry | Price in INR (Rs) |
AstraZeneca (Covishield from SII - Pune) | Viral Vector | 2 injections, 12-week gap | 2 to 8 Deg C, 6 months | For govt: Rs 300 per dose to states and Rs 600 per dose to private hospitals |
CoVaxin (Bharat Biotech, Hyderabad) | Inactivated Virus | 2 injections, 4-8 week gap | 2 to 8 Deg C | For govt: Rs 600 per dose for state governments and Rs 1,200 per dose for private hospitals |
Sputnik V (Gamaleya - Russia & Dr Reddy's) | Viral Vector | 2 injections; | -18.55 Deg C (liquid form) and 2 to 8 Deg C (dry form) | Not yet officially declared for India. Globally priced at $10 (approx Rs 750) per dose. |