<p>Drug firm Zydus Cadila on Wednesday said it has commenced supplies of its Covid-19 vaccine ZyCoV-D to the central government.</p>.<p>The company has initiated the supply as per the order placed by the government, the drug firm said in a statement.</p>.<p>The group is also planning to make the vaccine available in the private market, it added.</p>.<p>ZyCoV-D is a three-dose vaccine administered intradermally.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/bihar-up-among-seven-states-to-be-administered-zycov-d-vaccine-first-1056861.html" target="_blank">Bihar, UP among seven states to be administered ZyCoV-D vaccine first</a></strong></p>.<p>"The vaccine will be priced at Rs 265 per dose and the applicator being offered at Rs 93 per dose, excluding GST," Zydus Cadila said.</p>.<p>The Ahmedabad-based drugmaker has also entered into a definitive agreement with Shilpa Medicare Ltd, a contract manufacturing organisation, to produce mutually agreeable doses of ZyCoV-D.</p>.<p>It has also entered into an agreement with Enzychem Lifesciences of the Republic of Korea for the manufacturing license and technology transfer for the Plasmid DNA Vaccine, Zydus Cadila noted.</p>.<p>ZyCoV-D is a Plasmid DNA vaccine that produces the spike protein of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and elicits an immune response mediated by the cellular and humoral arms of the human immune system, which play a vital role in protection from disease as well as viral clearance.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>
<p>Drug firm Zydus Cadila on Wednesday said it has commenced supplies of its Covid-19 vaccine ZyCoV-D to the central government.</p>.<p>The company has initiated the supply as per the order placed by the government, the drug firm said in a statement.</p>.<p>The group is also planning to make the vaccine available in the private market, it added.</p>.<p>ZyCoV-D is a three-dose vaccine administered intradermally.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/bihar-up-among-seven-states-to-be-administered-zycov-d-vaccine-first-1056861.html" target="_blank">Bihar, UP among seven states to be administered ZyCoV-D vaccine first</a></strong></p>.<p>"The vaccine will be priced at Rs 265 per dose and the applicator being offered at Rs 93 per dose, excluding GST," Zydus Cadila said.</p>.<p>The Ahmedabad-based drugmaker has also entered into a definitive agreement with Shilpa Medicare Ltd, a contract manufacturing organisation, to produce mutually agreeable doses of ZyCoV-D.</p>.<p>It has also entered into an agreement with Enzychem Lifesciences of the Republic of Korea for the manufacturing license and technology transfer for the Plasmid DNA Vaccine, Zydus Cadila noted.</p>.<p>ZyCoV-D is a Plasmid DNA vaccine that produces the spike protein of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and elicits an immune response mediated by the cellular and humoral arms of the human immune system, which play a vital role in protection from disease as well as viral clearance.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>