New Delhi: The first batch of Sputnik, a Russian – made Covid vaccine, has been approved for distribution. With this, it is hoped that Covid vaccination will be expedited in the country. The Central Drugs Laboratory has given the green light to the first batch of Sputnik vaccines made in India.
Sputnik is currently manufactured in India by six Indian companies. The first batch of Sputnik vaccines, manufactured by Hyderabad-based Hetro Drugs, has been approved for distribution. In April, the Drug Controller approved the Sputnik vaccine for immediate use.
The Russian delegation said that 70 percent of the Sputnik vaccine distributed worldwide comes from India. Indian companies are preparing to produce 85 million doses of the Sputnik vaccine. Russia, meanwhile, has imported 2,10,000 doses of the Sputnik vaccine into India.
