DRAP suggests price of Russian vaccine Sputnik

ISLAMABAD: The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) on Sunday recommended the price of the Sputnik V Russian vaccine imported by a Pakistani private company.

The decision was taken by DRAP after it convened an emergency meeting on Sunday to agree on a price. As per Geo News, the authority recommended that the price of two shots of Sputnik V vaccine should be set between Rs8,000-9,000.

The decision by the authority comes as the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country rose to 630,471 with 3,669 new infections on Monday.

Throughout the country, 43,498 tests were conducted during the past 24 hours, while 20 people succumbed to the disease.