19K views · 71 reactions | It is official: each dose of Covishield, the S.I.I. vaccine, will cost 200 rupees. A price arrangement has been arrived at for the first 100 million doses. The vaccine will be rolled out from S.I.I's Pune facility tonight or tomorrow and 3 crore frontline workers of the 30 crore initially identified will be the first to get it. | NDTV | Facebook

There is data from South Africa which suggests that Covishield's efficacy comes down to only 10-20% when it comes to dealing with the South African variant of the virus, AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria said. He says it is not an immediate cause of concern, adding more genome sequencing of positive cases is needed to study if more people are getting infected even if they are being vaccinated. | NDTV

Dr. Sanjeev Bagai (@BagaiDr) Sr. Paediatrician, Nephrologist tells @ShivaniGupta_5 on covishield's efficacy link to the interval between jabs. | News18

"Both #Covaxin and #Covishield work differently but have comparable efficacy. If a vaccine is available to you, get it since they are safe and now both proven to work reasonably well," says virologist Dr Jameel to Devina Buckshee. | Fit