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Consignment of 3 million doses of Sputnik V vaccine from Russia land in Hyderabad
A consignment of three million doses of Russia s COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V landed at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad on Tuesday. A GMR Hyderabad Air Cargo (GHAC) press release said the vaccine consignment arrived from Russia on a specially chartered freighter RU-9450 which touched down at Hyderabad Airport at 03.43 hours. While GHAC has already handled several import shipments of vaccine prior to this, todays shipment of 56.6 tonnes of vaccines is the single largest import shipment of COVID-19 vaccines handled in India till date.This shipment completed all processes and was dispatched in less than 90 minutes, it said.
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Dr Reddy s begins process to obtain emergency use authorisation for Sputnik V
Dr Reddy s Laboratories on Friday said it has approached drugs regulator DCGI for emergency use authorisation (EUA) for COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V. As part of the review process, the drug major will present the safety profile of phase 2 study, and interim data of phase 3 trial, which is expected to be complete by February 21, 2021, Dr Reddy s said in a statement.
In September last year, the Hyderabad-based firm partnered with the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) to conduct the clinical trials of Sputnik V and for its distribution rights in India.
Dr Reddy s to seek emergency use authorisation for Russia s Sputnik V in India
As part of the review process, Dr Reddy s will present the safety profile of the phase 2 study, and interim data of the phase 3 study, which is expected to complete by 21st February 2021.
BusinessToday.In | February 19, 2021 | Updated 15:48 IST
Sputnik V maintained a consistent efficacy at 91.8 per cent even among the group of 2,144 volunteers over 60 years old, Dr Reddy s said.
Drug firm Dr Reddy s Laboratories on Friday said it has initiated the process with the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for emergency use authorisation (EUA) for Russia s Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19.