Reddy labs seeks to use Sputnik as booster dose against COVID-19
Dr. Reddy Laboratories has submitted a proposal to the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) to register Sputnik Light vaccine as a booster dose against COVID-19,
The Hyderabad-based drug giant has a partnership with the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) to carry out the clinical tests of Sputnik V and distribute the vaccine in India in 2020.
Reddy laboratories had obtained permission to import the Sputnik vaccine into India for an emergency situation in April.
"As regards Sputnik, we are now ready with capacities in India. We are working actively with the Government of India for registering Sputnik Light as a vaccine and as a booster dose of Sputnik V," Dr Reddy's Laboratories CEO Erez Israeli said in an analyst call.
"And pending that approval of that protocol, we will have a trial with other vaccines so it will serve as another option both private as well as the government for the booster in the future. We believe that the boosters will be part of our life and we'll have to take it once or twice a year now," Israeli said.
