₹250 per person per dose, the Centre added. The vaccination are free at government centres.India had granted emergency use authorisation to two COVID-19 vaccines — Pune-based Serum Institute of India’s Covishield and Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech International Ltd’s Covaxin.The central government had earlier said that the two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine will be given at an interval of 28 days.
The second dose of Covishield can be given up to eight weeks after the first, the Union health ministry mentioned later. However, the increased interval does not apply to Covaxin.On side-effects of COVID-19 vaccines, Union health minister Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday said, "Both Indian vaccines are safe and effective.