<p>The Indian government has lowered the price at which it buys AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine doses being produced by the Serum Institute of India (SII), the federal health secretary said on Thursday.</p>.<p>"The renegotiated price is significantly lower than 200 rupees ($2.75) per dose," Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan told a news conference.</p>.<p>The SII, the world's biggest vaccine maker, has licensed the vaccine from AstraZeneca and Oxford University and markets it as COVISHIELD.</p>
<p>The Indian government has lowered the price at which it buys AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine doses being produced by the Serum Institute of India (SII), the federal health secretary said on Thursday.</p>.<p>"The renegotiated price is significantly lower than 200 rupees ($2.75) per dose," Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan told a news conference.</p>.<p>The SII, the world's biggest vaccine maker, has licensed the vaccine from AstraZeneca and Oxford University and markets it as COVISHIELD.</p>