Sputnik V commercial launch in final stages

Sputnik V commercial launch in final stages, vaccine to be available in 9 more cities: Dr Reddy'sSputnik

Russian Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V will soon be available in the markets commercially, said Dr Reddy's Laboratories on Wednesday. 

Dr Reddy's Laboratories which collaborated with the Russian direct investment Fund (RDIF) to manufacture the jab in India also announced that Sputnik V which was initially launched only in Hyderabad will now be available in nine other cities. It said that "The Limited pilot soft launch of the Sputnik V vaccine in India has now been successfully scaled up to other cities such as Visakhapatnam, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Kolkata Delhi, Baddi, Chennai, Miryalaguda  and Kolhapur with more cities to followed in next few days." Further added that "The Pilot phase has allowed us to test our cold storage arrangements of -18 degree C temperature in the cities, CoWIN  integration, track and trace and other logistical arrangements ahead of a commercial launch."

According to the statement given by the pharma giant, it said that "All the necessary supply arrangements are being executed to ensure the availability of both dose components in the right quantity at the right time at partner Hospital."

Meanwhile, The Centre has fixed the price of the Sputnik V vaccine at private hospital rupees 1,410 per dose. The Government on June 10 had revealed that the efficacy of the Sputnik V vaccine during a vaccination campaign by Bahrain's Ministry of Health was estimated to be at 94.3 per cent.