DRL steps up Sputnik V supplies with second dose from Panacea Biotec

Hospital industry sources claim they want assurance on shelf life of imported vaccines

Buoyed by supplies from Panacea Biotec, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories (DRL) is now looking at liquidating the stock of around 2.6 mn Sputnik V first dose components it has.

Meanwhile, a Sputnik Light (first dose of Sputnik V) roll out can also happen soon if the Indian regulator allows. This would ensure faster roll-out of the first dose component of the Sputnik V vaccine.

DRL, the sole distributor of Sputnik V in India under an agreement with the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), had received around 3.1 mn first dose components of the Sputnik V, and about 4.5 lakh doses of