World / Russia to sell 10 crore doses of its COVID-19 vaccine to Dr Reddy's

Russia's sovereign wealth fund said it will sell 10 crore doses of the 'Sputnik-V' COVID-19 vaccine to Dr Reddy's Laboratories once it receives regulatory approval in India. It has also agreed to cooperate on clinical trials and the distribution of the vaccine with the Indian drugmaker. Russia claims Sputnik-V is the first coronavirus vaccine to be registered in the world.

Reuters : Sep 16, 2020, 03:53 PM
MOSCOW- Russia’s sovereign wealth fund said on Wednesday it will supply India’s Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories with 100 million doses of the Sputnik-V vaccine against COVID-19 once it receives regulatory approval in India.

The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) added that it had agreed to cooperate on clinical trials and the distribution of the vaccine with the Indian firm.