HYDERABAD: This is the largest consignment of Covid-19 vaccines to fly into India to fight the pandemic. Around 3 million doses of Russian Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V landed in Hyderabad from Russia on Tuesday morning. The shipment also included the bulk substance of Sputnik that will be headed to Panacea Biotec for fill-finishing the vaccine into vials, the information from sources said.
According to GHAC, the cargo was quickly dispatched to Dr Reddy’s Labs, the Indian partner of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF). The 56.5 MT shipment arrived on a special chartered freighter RU-9450 that touched down at Hyderabad airport after 3.30 am, GMR Hyderabad Air Cargo (GHAC) said.
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The first tranche of Sputnik V that landed on May 1 comprised 1.5 lakh doses of the first component of the vaccine – Ad26 – and the second shipment that landed on May 16 contained 60,000 doses of the second component of the vaccine. The arrival of the latest shipment is a new hope to the country as the country was running short on the vaccination this year.
Sputnik V was the third wave to be used in the emergency situations which is also known as Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA). whereas the two vaccines which were made by our counties were Covaxin and Covishield.
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However we received enough of the vaccine in our vaccine which is one of the largest shipments till date. And Now the students who had applied for the overseas can also continue with the arrangements and can be ready for their shots in Telangana as the KTR told The students who were applies for overseas education will be preferred first for the shots.