Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine for Covid-19 will be priced in India at Rs 948 per dose with an additional 5 per cent GST and could be cheaper when it is manufactured domestically, said Dr Reddy’s Laboratories on Friday.
India will import Sputnik V frozen form from Russia this quarter. Hyderabad-based Dr Reddy’s is responsible for ensuring that the vaccine remains stable and sanctity of the cold chain is maintained — from the manufacturing site in Russia to its cold chain point and eventually to all parts of India.
The first consignment of the imported vaccine landed in India on May 1 and has received regulatory clearance, said Dr Reddy’s in a statement. “The imported doses of the vaccine are presently priced at an MRP of Rs 948 + 5% GST per dose, with the possibility of a lower price point when local supply begins”
The company said is working with six manufacturing partners in India to supply the vaccine.
“As part of a limited pilot, the soft launch of the vaccine has commenced and the first dose of the vaccine was administered in Hyderabad today on May 14, 2021,” the company said in a regulatory filing with the bourses.
Sputnik V, a vaccine with 91.6 per cent efficacy–the highest among Covid vaccines available in India–requires a temperature range of -18 degrees C to -22 degrees C to remain stable.
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