Dr Reddy's, which will supply the vaccine in India, has been asked to distribute the clinical trial sites geographically to increase participation from different states in India.
Dr Reddy’s had proposed to test Sputnik V in a Phase III clinical trial that generally needs to enroll over 1,000 participants. Govt panel has recommended a smaller trial instead.
According to the CDSCO panel, the pharma company has to conduct both phase 2 and 3 clinical trials and cannot directly hold phase 3 trial for the vaccine in India, a source said.
RDIF will supply 100 million doses of Sputnik V — the Covid vaccine developed by Russian researchers — in India once it has received all the regulatory clearances.
The Russian Direct Investment Fund is talking to Zydus Cadilla, Wockhardt and Reliance Lifesciences for manufacturing and trials of Sputnik V in India.
Originally written by Enrico Bucci, a biochemistry and microbiology expert at Temple University, US, Monday, the letter has since received the backing of at least 23 other scientists.
Russian Ambassador to India Nikolay Kudashev has contacted offices of principal scientific advisor & secretaries of dept of health research, and biotechnology in this regard.
Russia's plan to start mass inoculations as soon as October could put pressure on other governments to rush ahead of regulators and skip key steps, putting people who get the shots at risk.
Putin's rushed vaccine endorsement is less an affirmation of Russian scientific prowess than it is an expression of his hankering for Soviet-era international clout.
Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
No body seems to be in a hurry to find a vacine while thousands are succumbing to covid daily in india. Sputnik vaccine could easily have been put through Phase 3 and the trials finished its priliminary evaluations and granted emergency use licence by now if the concerned authorities cared. Indian bureaucracy is like the proverbial dogs tail. Vested interests rule the roost.
No body seems to be in a hurry to find a vacine while thousands are succumbing to covid daily in india. Sputnik vaccine could easily have been put through Phase 3 and the trials finished its priliminary evaluations and granted emergency use licence by now if the concerned authorities cared. Indian bureaucracy is like the proverbial dogs tail. Vested interests rule the roost.