Coronavirus: Production of Sputnik V vaccine in India to begin in August
DB Venkatesh Varma, India’s ambassador to Russia, said that eventually, 65% to 70% of the Sputnik vaccines will be made in India. A vial of the Sputnik V vaccine. | Ognen Teofilovski/Reuters
India will begin producing the Russian-made coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V in August, DB Venkatesh Varma, India’s ambassador to Russia, said on Saturday, according to ANI.
“For Sputnik, 1,50,000 doses plus 60,000 doses [have been] supplied to India,” Varma said. “By May-end, about 3 million [30 lakh] doses will be supplied in bulk. Those will be filled in India. In June, it’s expected to increase to 5 million [50 lakh].”