India to buy 10m doses of Zydus Cadila's Covid-19 shot at about $4 each

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India has placed an order for 10 million doses of Zydus Cadila's DNA Covid-19 vaccine at a price of 265 Indian rupees per dose, the drugmaker has said, according to Reuters.

The three-dose vaccine, ZyCoV-D, was approved by the country's drug regulator in August for emergency use in adults and children aged 12 years and above.

As opposed to syringes, the shot is administered using a needle-free "PharmaJet" applicator, which will be sold at 93 rupees per dose.

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