Hope to start supply of ZyCoV-D vaccine by mid to end Sept., says Zydus Group MD

The company is also seeking approval for a two-dose regimen of the vaccine, he added.

Drug firm by the middle to end of September, adding the pricing of the dose will be announced in the next one or two weeks. The company’s indigenously developed needle-free three-dose COVID-19 vaccine ZyCoV-D was granted emergency use authorisation (EUA) by the drug regulator on Friday, making it the first vaccine to be administered to beneficiaries in the age group of 12-18 years in the country. “Post the emergency use authorisation, now we will work closely with the regulatory authorities to work on the pricing and modality of delivery of the doses of our vaccine. In next one or two weeks we will have better clarity on the pricing,” Zydus Group Managing Director Sharvil Patel said in a virtual press conference.