Days after Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine first batch of consignment arrived in India, Dr Reddy's Laboratories, the company’s partner in India, on Friday, May 14, said that an imported dose will cost INR 995.40 per dose.
This price includes the GST, which is five per cent per dose, said the Indian manufacturer of the Russian COVID-19 vaccine.
The first dose of the vaccine was administered in Hyderabad today, May 14, as part of a soft launch by Dr Reddy's. Doses of Sputnik V which are made in India, however, are likely to be cheaper.
First doses of #SputnikV administered in India. On the picture Deepak Sapra, Global Head of Custom Pharma Services at @drreddys Laboratories is getting a shot of Sputnik V in Hyderabad. ✌️ pic.twitter.com/iBbTeB2DmT
— Sputnik V (@sputnikvaccine) May 14, 2021
Sputnik V, which has an efficiency of 91.6 per cent, is the third vaccine to be approved for use in India.
The first consignment of imported doses of the Sputnik V vaccine landed in India on May 1, and received regulatory clearance from the Central Drugs Laboratory, Kasauli, on May 13, 2021, the pharma company said.
The vaccine was given emergency use authorisation (EUA) by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) in April.
The Union government on Thursday, May 13, said that the Sputnik vaccine will hopefully be available in the market from next week. Besides, more vaccines will be arriving later from Russia.
Sputnik V is the third vaccine India has given go-ahead to after Covishield and Covaxin.
Moreover, Sputnik V will also be produced in India from July onwards. India is looking to produce 15.6 crore doses of the Russian vaccine. Dr Reddy's Laboratories is the Indian partner of the Russian vaccine.
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