SII doubles polio vaccine price

Emerging as the lowest bidder, Serum Institute of India’s (SII) quoted price for each dose of inactivated polio vaccine to be procured under the routine immunization programme is more than double the last purchase rate following which a government purchase committee has decided to request the Union health minister to negotiate with the firm.

SII has quoted Rs 188 per dose excluding taxes for supplying 180 lakh doses which is a 106.6% price hike, sources said. PTI