Apollo will receive 1 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in a period of one month. Apollo Hospital has partnered with Dr. Reddy’s for Sputnik V, the first foreign vaccine to be used in India.
Sputnik V vaccine
Apollo Hospitals and Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories have entered into an agreement with Sputnik V to start the COVID-19 vaccination program. The first phase of the vaccination program will start in Visakhapatnam today after the Apollo centers in Hyderabad. After this the vaccination program will be expanded to Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Kolkata and Pune.
Sangeeta Reddy, joint managing director of Apollo Hospital, said that Apollo will receive one million doses of COVID-19 vaccine in a period of one month. He is happy to say that Apollo Hospital has partnered with Dr. Reddy’s for Sputnik V, the first foreign vaccine to be used in India. Along with this, we will get more than 10 lakh doses in a month for vaccination of people.
Registration will have to be done on Co-WIN
Guidelines issued by the government for vaccination will be followed, including registration on Co-WIN. Hari Prasad, President (Medical Division), Apollo Hospital said, “Through this pilot phase, it will help to test the arrangements and cold chain logistics of Dr. Reddy’s and Apollo.” We are confident that with the Sputnik V vaccine, we will contribute significantly to the availability and ease of access to the COVID vaccine.
Shilpa Medicare will make Sputnik V vaccine
The pharmaceutical company Shilpa Medicare has entered into an agreement with Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories for the manufacture of Sputnik V, a Russian COVID-19 vaccine. The company has entered into a binding agreement with Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories for three years through its wholly owned subsidiary Shilpa Biologicals Private Limited (SBPL). Under which the company will produce and supply Sputnik V vaccine from its integrated biologics R&D and manufacturing center located in Dharwad, Karnataka.
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