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India to receive Sputnik V vaccine doses this month: Report

The efficacy of the Russian vaccine is pegged higher than that of Covishield and Covaxin
Last Updated 16 April 2021, 02:29 IST

India's ambassador to Moscow said deliveries of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine to India were expected to begin before the end of April, the TASS news agency reported, after Indian regulators approved the shot for use on Monday.

Russia has signed several major vaccine production deals with Indian manufacturers, and India is expected to become a hub for production of the shot. This is expected to begin in May, Ambassador Bala Venkatesh Varma was cited by TASS as saying.

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(Published 15 April 2021, 16:04 IST)

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