Sputnik vaccine in final leg of pilot testing, commercial launch soon: Dr Reddy’s

Russian made Sputnik V vaccine against the Coronavirus disease (Covid-19) is in its final leg of pilot testing in the country, the vaccine’s distributor in India, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories (DRL), announced on Wednesday to update on launch arrangements in the country. As part of the soft launch, the vaccine has been administered in nine cities so far, and is likely to be expanded to other cities. The cities where the vaccine is being currently administered are Visakhapatnam, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi, Baddi, Chennai, Miryalaguda, and Kolhapur.