Zydus Cadila has received an order to supply one crore doses of ZyCoV-D, the world's first Plasmid DNA Covid-19 vaccine, to the Government of India at Rs 265 per dose and the needle-free applicator being offered at Rs 93 per dose, excluding GST, said the company on Monday.

According to a statement issued by Zydus Cadila, the pricing has been decided in consultation with the Government of India. Speaking on the development, the Managing Director of the company, Dr Sharvil Patel said, "We are happy to support the Government's vaccination programme with ZyCoV-D.