Sputnik V pilot in final leg, scaled up to other cities: Dr Reddy’s

Dr Reddy’s Laboratory, which collaborated with the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) to manufacture Sputnik V in India announced that the jab, initially launched only in Hyderabad, will now be available in nine other Indian cities.

“The limited pilot soft launch of the Sputnik V vaccine in India has now been successfully scaled up to other cities such as Vishakhapatnam, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi, Baddi, Chennai, Miryalaguda and Kolhapur, with more cities to follow im the next few days,” it said.

It added, “This pilot phase has allowed us to test our cold storage arrangements of -18 degree C temperature in these cities, CoWIN integration, track-and-trace and other logistics arrangements ahead of our commercial launch.”