Dr Reddy's Says Made-In-India Sputnik V Doses To Be Available From September-October

Dr Reddy's said due to the sudden spike of COVID-19 cases in Russia, the arrival of Sputnik V vaccine doses is getting delayed and the situation may ease by August end.

Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd expects the locally manufactured Russia's COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V to be available from September-October period, a senior official of the city-based drug maker said on Tuesday. MV Ramana, CEO of Branded Markets (India and Emerging Markets), Dr Reddy's, said due to the sudden spike of COVID-19 cases in Russia, the arrival of Sputnik V doses is getting delayed and the situation may ease by August end. "The local manufacturers are currently in the process of Technology absorption and scale up. And we expect and from the October-September timeframe we are likely to have locally manufactured sputnik available," Mr Ramana said. Dr Reddy's, which has tied up with Russian Direct Investment Fund for Sputnik V in India, soft launched the vaccine in India in May 2021 after receiving Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) in April 2021.