India will start vaccinating its citizens with the Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine from next months, said the Indian Ambassador to Russia on Thursday. "India will start vaccinating citizens with Russia's Sputnik V vaccine early in May," ambassador Bala Venkatesh Varma was quoted as saying. Approval for Sputnik VRussia's Sputnik V got approval from the Subject expert committee (SEC) for Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) on 12 April, making it the third Covid-19 vaccine to get clearance in India. India has become the 60th country to authorise the use of the Sputnik V vaccine against coronavirus. Delivery in IndiaThe Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) recently aid it will export the first batch of Sputnik V vaccine to India from 1 May.

Source: Mint April 30, 2021 06:22 UTC