Russian Sputnik V Covid vaccine has reached India and will be available in the market from next week onwards, said NITI Aayog member Dr VK Paul. The first batch has arrived and more will be arriving from Russia.
Sputnik V will also be produced in India from July onwards. India is looking to produce 15.6 crore doses of the Russian vaccine.
Dr VK Paul said, “We will have 2 billion doses of (Sputnik V) in the next five months – made by India and used by India.”