Dr Reddy's asked to re-submit Russian vaccine phase-3 trial application

Health Secy says a vaccine should be available in first quarter of next year if everything goes according to plan

The government has asked Dr Reddy’s Laboratories to submit its application for the clinical trials of Russian coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V again, after incorporating some specific suggestions that have been made to them by the  Drugs Controller General of India, health secretary Rajesh Bhushan said on Tuesday. 

Hyderabad-based Dr Reddy Laboratories had recently sought DCGI's permission to conduct phase three trials of the Russian vaccine in India. 

Bhushan also said that a vaccine should be available in the first quarter of next year if everything goes according to plan. 

He said that the government will undertake training of manpower not