Permission denied to conduct phase 3 trials of Russia’s Sputnik vaccine in India

Dr Reddy’s has been denied permission to conduct phase 3 trials for Sputnik Light vaccine in India, ANI reported. Citing sources, the report said that Indian drug .

body has denied permission to conduct the phase 3 trials of the Russian Covid-19 vaccine in the country.

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories had partnered with the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) last year in September to conduct the Phase-3 trials of the Russian-made Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine in India, and distribute up to 100 million doses of it in India. The vaccine was approved for emergency use in the country in April this year.

Sputnik Light is a single-dose Covid-19 vaccine. It is a slimmed-down, one-shot version of Sputnik V that the government was earlier looking at for a speedy launch in India.

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