India’s drug regulator has approved the Russian-made coronavirus vaccine, Sputnik V, when the country faces a second wave.
Sputnik V is the third coronavirus vaccine to get emergency approval after Covishield, developed by Oxford-AstraZeneca and manufactured by India’s Serum Institute and Indian firm Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin.
The decision was made by the Comptroller General of Drugs of India after a committee of thematic experts from the Central Standard Drug Control Organization deliberated on several critical areas for consideration, including safety data, immunogenicity. , effectiveness of clinical studies abroad, indication, age group, dosing schedule, precautions, storage, warnings, adverse effects of special interest, risk benefit assessment … “, said on Tuesday the Ministry of Health of India.
Sputnik V, which has been approved for use in 60 countries around the world, is manufactured in India by the company, Dr. Reddy Laboratories.
In September, the pharmaceutical firm partnered with the Russian Investment Fund (RDIF) to conduct clinical trials of Sputnik V and distribute the vaccine in India, according to a press release issued by Drs.
“We are very happy to get the emergency use permit for Sputnik V in India. With the increase in cases in India, vaccination is the most effective tool in our battle against COVID-19. This will allow us to contribute to our nation’s effort to vaccinate a significant proportion of our population, ”said GV Prasad, co-chair and managing director of Dr Reddy’s Laboratories.
The largest image: India reported 161,736 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, a slight drop after six consecutive days of record one-day rises, according to a CNN count from the Ministry of Health.
The country has recorded a total of 13,689,453 cases, which includes 171,058 dead i 1,264,698 active cases.
A total of 108,533,085 to date, vaccine doses have been given to health and front-line workers and people aged 45 and over.
Several states have announced stricter restrictions to curb the spread of coronavirus. On Monday, the northern state of Haryana announced a night curfew that would take effect immediately from 9pm to 5am until further notice.
Delhi’s capital territory, which reported 11,491 cases on Monday, is preparing for an increase in cases.
The state government has declared 14 private hospitals in the capital to become full-fledged “COVID-19” hospitals and has asked them not to admit patients other than those infected with coronavirus. Nineteen private hospitals were asked to reserve at least 80% of the ICU beds for patients with Covid, while 82 private hospitals were asked to reserve 60% of their beds for patients with coronavirus, according to a order that Delhi Health Minister Satyendar posted in a tweet. Jain.