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1 May, 5 tweets, 3 min read
#WATCH The first consignment of Sputnik V vaccines from Russia arrive in Hyderabad
Sputnik-V vaccine will add to India's arsenal to fight the pandemic. This third option will augment our vaccine capacity & accelerate our vaccination drive. This is the 1st consignment of 1.5 lakh doses of Sputnik-V vaccine with millions of doses to follow: MEA
Today, we have received 1,50,000 doses of Sputnik V vaccine here in #Hyderabad. The vaccine will be available in a few weeks after it has gone through statutory clearances. The price will also be announced then: Deepak Sapra, CEO of Dr. Reddy's Laboratories
Sputnik V is a minus 18-degrees Celsius storage vaccine. We've created a state-of-the-art central warehouse that operates below minus 20-degrees Celsius. These are single-dose ampules, once taken out have to be administered within 30 mins: Head of global logistics at Dr. Reddy's
Deepak Sapra is the Chief Executive Officer, API and Services at Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, not CEO, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories

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