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. 2010 Jul;35(3):443–444. doi: 10.4103/0970-0218.69287

Table 1.

Comparison between IM and ID regimen in terms of cost incurred with PVRV

Vaccines Route 2006 2007 2008 Full course of vaccination*
Purified vero cell vaccine Rs.280/vial IM Rs.15,58,480/- Rs.16,00,760/- Rs.29,26,280/- Rs.1,400/-
ID Rs.4,99,800/- Rs.5,12,400/- Rs.9,36,600/- Rs.450/-
Projected percentage (%) reduction in cost with ID regimen 67.98 67.99 67.98 67.86
*

Full course of vaccination: IM regimen – 5 visits, 5 vials: ID regimen – 0.2ml × 4 visits (0.8ml) (<1ml)