Dr Reddy’s to strengthen commercial roll-out of Sputnik V

Our Bureau Updated - July 13, 2021 at 08:47 AM.

‘Soft commercial launch of the vaccine has reached 50 cities and towns’

Surat: A medic shows vials of SPUTNIK V COVID-19 vaccine at a hospital in Surat, Monday, July 5, 2021. (PTI Photo)(PTI07_05_2021_000192A)

Dr Reddy’s Laboratories (DRL) has informed that it will strengthen the commercial roll-out of of the Russian vaccine Sputnik V in the coming weeks.

The nation-wide soft launch of Sputnik V has thus far reached over 50 cities and towns across India.

The Hyderabad-based pharma major has tied up with RDIF of Russia for marketing Sputnik V in India. The Sputnik V vaccine was launched on a soft pilot basis in India on May 14.

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The company, in a Twitter update on the status of Sputnik vaccine, said: “Neither the ongoing soft commercial launch nor work towards its ramp up in India have been put on hold.”

Starting initially in Hyderabad, the roll out of Sputnik V has scaled up speedily and reached over 50 cities and towns.

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Dr Reddy’s has partnered with major hospitals across the country for this purpose, all of whom have administered Sputnik V in India, including ongoing commercial roll- out to the public, it informed in a Twitter statement.

Published on July 13, 2021 03:17