: Coronavirus: Production of Sputnik V vaccine in India to begin in August #IndiaNEWS India will begin producing the Russian-made coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V in August, DB Venkatesh Varma, India’s

Coronavirus: Production of Sputnik V vaccine in India to begin in August #IndiaNEWS
India will begin producing the Russian-made coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V in August, DB Venkatesh Varma, India’s ambassador to Russia, said on Saturday, according to ANI. “For Sputnik, 1,50,000 doses plus 60,000 doses [have been] supplied to India,??? Varma said. “By May-end, about 3 million [30 lakh] doses will be supplied in bulk. Those will be filled in India. In June, it’s expected to increase to 5 million [50 lakh].??? Varma added that the vaccine’s production will be a three-phase process. The first phase will be the supply of vaccines from Russia, which has already begun. “Second, RDIF [Russian Direct Investment Fund] will send [doses] to India in bulk. It will be ready for use but it will have to be filled in various bottles in India.??? The ambassador said that the third step will involve Russia transferring the technology to produce the vaccine to Indian companies.Varma added that 850 million (85 crore) Sputnik V doses will be produced in India. “Almost 65%-70% of Sputnik produced anywhere in the world will be from India, finally,??? he was quoted as saying by ANI. Also read: Dr Reddy’s launches Sputnik V vaccine in India at Rs 995 per dose, administers first shotVarma also said that regulatory approval for the single-shot Sputnik Light vaccine was...Read more

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