Sputnik V
The Russian Corona Virus Vaccine Sputonic V will soon be available in India. Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories has imported this vaccine and production of vaccine is also being started at the local level. The marketing responsibility of this vaccine is above the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF).
The price of this two-dose vaccine has also been announced in our country. Sputonic V is the third vaccine of Corona virus to be available in India. Let’s know the answers to some important questions related to Sputnik V.
Doses and How safe is Sputnik V?
According to the trial data of Sputnik V featured in ‘The Lancet’, the vaccine has minor side effects. This vaccine claims 91.6 percent efficient and gives complete protection against severe infection of Covid-19.
Two doses of Sputnik V are injected at a 21-day of gap. The first dose is of 0.5 ml.
You know what is the price of Sputnik V in India?
According to Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, a single dose of imported vaccine (Sputnik V) would be Rs 948 at 5% GST, so the total price is of Rs 995.40.
Note-It does not include the cost of injecting.
Dr. Reddy’s has said that when this vaccine starts being made in Indian vaccine plants, then the price may come down. In addition to this Dr. Reddy’s, RDIF has tied up with several Indian companies like Hetero Biopharma, Gland Pharma, Panaka Biotech, Stellis Biopharma. All these companies together will produce more than 85 crore doses.
Why are there so few vaccine doses available and where?
Sputnik V is not the same as the rest of the adenovirus vaccine. Its first and booster dose are made up of different vectors. The first dose is easier to make than the second dose. News agency Reuters quoted a Russian company making the vaccine, saying that you actually have to make two separate vaccines. Dealings with pharma companies of India and other countries have been done to increase production capacity.
According to Dr. Reddy’s, the vaccine has undergone soft launching. The first dose was held in Hyderabad on 14 March. The company is yet to say anything on the supply to the states. In a statement, it was definitely said that his talks are going on with the government and the private sector so that the vaccine can reach far and wide.
The second consignment of the Russian vaccine Sputnik-V has reached Hyderabad. Russian Ambassador N Kadashev has named it Russian-Indian vaccine and said that soon production of one dose Sputnik Light will also be emphasized.
A second batch of #SputnikV has landed in Hyderabad today!
We are very happy to see that the #RussiaIndia joint fight against #COVID19, which is one of the vital areas of our bilateral cooperation nowadays, has firmly stood on rails & moving forward. pic.twitter.com/DxgfMmqHmh— Denis Alipov 🇷🇺 (@AmbRus_India) May 16, 2021
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