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Pharma major Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. (Dr. Reddy's), the Indian partner of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), has commenced Sputnik V's India rollout with the first dose of the vaccine was administered in Hyderabad on Friday as part of a limited pilot.

The first consignment of imported doses of the Sputnik V vaccine landed in India on 1 st May 2021, received regulatory clearance from the Central Drugs Laboratory, Kasauli, on May 13, 2021, said a company statement adding that further consignments of imported doses are expected over the upcoming months.