India will begin production of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine against Covid-19 in August and will be producing 850 million doses. The Indian envoy to Russia has said that of the total Sputnik V vaccines in the world, 65-70% would be India-made.Indian envoy to Russia, Ambassador DB Venkatesh Varma announced in a media briefing in Russia that India will be producing 850 million doses of the Sputnik V vaccine.

The envoy interacted with journalists on Saturday in St Petersburg on Sputnik V vaccine, S-400 missiles and also the prevailing Covid situation in India.The envoy said that Russia has already supplied 1,50,000 doses plus 60,000 doses to India. By the end of May, another 3 million doses will be supplied in bulk.

India will begin production of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine against Covid-19 in August and will be producing 850 million doses. The Indian envoy to Russia has said that of the total Sputnik V vaccines in the world, 65-70% would be India-made.Indian envoy to Russia, Ambassador DB Venkatesh Varma announced in a media briefing in Russia that India will be producing 850 million doses of the Sputnik V vaccine.

The envoy interacted with journalists on Saturday in St Petersburg on Sputnik V vaccine, S-400 missiles and also the prevailing Covid situation in India.The envoy said that Russia has already supplied 1,50,000 doses plus 60,000 doses to India. By the end of May, another 3 million doses will be supplied in bulk.