Dr Reddy's to start rolling-out Sputnik V in few days

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Hydrabad based Dr Reddy’s Laboratories has announced that the first consignment of 150,000 doses of the Sputnik V vaccine has landed in Hyderabad from Russia.

The roll-out of the consignment will be subject to the necessary clearances, which will be processed over the next few days.

This initial quantity will be used across different channels as a pilot to line up our supply chain for the larger vaccination program rollout.

Subsequent consignments will arrive in the next few weeks.

"This is a reaffirmation of Dr Reddy’s commitment towards combating COVID-19 in India through our portfolio of therapeutics and vaccines", said Deepak Sapra, CEO – API and Services, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories.