India / Russian vaccine arrives in India, video of it being unloaded from truck surfaces

Russia's coronavirus vaccine, Sputnik V, has arrived in India after Dr Reddy's Laboratories got approval to conduct late-stage trials of the vaccine in the country. A video has surfaced on social media, which shows containers with logos of Dr Reddy's and Sputnik V being unloaded from a small truck. Based on interim results, Russia claimed the vaccine is 92% effective.

Vikrant Shekhawat : Nov 13, 2020, 01:06 PM
New Delhi: Russia’s coronavirus vaccine, Sputnik V has reportedly arrived in India after Dr Reddy’s Laboratories got approval to conduct an adaptive phase 2/3 human clinical trial of the vaccine.

A video surfaced on social media, which shows containers with logos of Sputnik V and Dr Reddy's being unloaded from a small truck. DH could not verify the video.

The New Indian Express quoted a senior official from Dr Reddy's, confirming the arrival of the vaccine in India, and added that the trials will commence soon.

This development comes at a time when Russia's Gamaleya National Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology claimed that Sputnik V demonstrated an efficacy rate of 92 per cent.

In September 2020, Dr. Reddys and Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), Russia's sovereign wealth fund, entered into a partnership to conduct clinical trials of Sputnik V vaccine and its distribution in India.