India approves Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine: manufacturer

NEW DELHI — India has authorized Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine, a leading local drugmaker said Tuesday, in a boost for the nation’s inoculation drive as virus cases mount.

“We are very pleased to obtain the emergency use authorization for Sputnik V in India,” Dr Reddy’s Laboratories co-chairman and managing director G.V. Prasad said in a statement.

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