Covid-19 pandemic: Sputnik V vaccine imports likely to improve from August

Trials on adolescents in Russia expected to end by October: DRL

Dr Reddy’s Laboratories (DRL) is expecting to hear from Russia on Sputnik V supplies by the end of this month while the company awaits the India-made vaccine by September.
 

Meanwhile, the trials on adolescents for Sputnik V are expected to end in Russia by October, DRL said.

Speaking to reporters from Hyderabad, the DRL top management indicated the third wave and rising cases in Russia had shot up demand for vaccines there.
 

“We expect to hear from the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) by the end of July (on supplies). By August the supplies of Sputnik V should be better,” said