New Delhi: Yet again the roll-out of Russian jab 'Sputnik V' has been delayed at various private hospitals in the Delhi-NCR region. Indraprastha Apollo Hospital in the national capital had earlier said that it would tentatively start administering the two-dose vaccine by June 25 however, spokesman from the hospital said that authorities do not have clarity on the dates of the vaccine roll-out as yet.
"We do not have a clarity on the dates of the vaccine roll-out,” a spokesman of Apollo Hospitals told PTI.
Besides Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, Madhukar Rainbow Children’s Hospital has also not received Sputnik V doses so far from Hyderabad-based Dr Reddy’s Laboratories.
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An official from the hospital reportedly said, "There is a delay on the part of the suppliers. They have not shared any specific reason for it. I think it could be related to the supply of both the doses together."
As per Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government’s pricing schedule, Sputnik V has been priced at Rs 1,145, which will contain the hospital charges as well as the tax.
Sputnik V was developed by Russia’s Gamaleya National Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology with the backing of its sovereign Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF). Dr Reddy’s, which has the rights to distribute Sputnik V in India, obtained emergency use authorisation in April.
The vaccine has the highest effectiveness - 91.6 per cent - next to the Moderna and Pfizer shots.