Even as oral Covid pills from Merck, Pfizer are being seen as game changers, generic drugmakers are getting a reality check that there may not be too much money on the table.
Sputnik Light demonstrated 79.4% efficacy according to analysed data taken from 28 days after the injection was administered in Russia between December 2020 to April 2021.
The Indian envoy to Russia, Bala Venkatesh Varma, informed that Sputnik will be produced in three phases, the first of which is supply from Russia that has already started.
Dr Reddy's Laboratories on 14 May soft-launched the Russian Covid vaccine, priced at Rs 948, with 5% GST per dose. The first consignment 1.50 lakh doses had landed on 1 May.
Sputnik Light is identical to the first dose of the two-dose Sputnik V and has yet to complete the advanced testing needed to ensure its safety and efficacy.
Randeep Guleria, Director, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, was the guest at this edition of ThePrint's Off the Cuff.
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