DRL asked to resubmit Russian vaccine trial application

The government has asked Dr Reddy’s Laboratories to submit its application for the clinical trials of Russian coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V again after incorporating some specific suggestions that have been made to them by the Drugs Controller General of India, Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said on Tuesday. Hyderabad based Dr Reddy Laboratories had recently sought the permission of DCGI to conduct phase three trials of the Russian vaccine in India. Bhushan also said that a vaccine should be available in the first quarter of next year if everything goes according to the plan. He said that the government will undertake training of manpower not just for those who have to administer the vaccine but also report any adverse event. A subgroup of the high level committee on vaccine is looking at the logistics situation with respect to syringes and other related equipment besides the vaccine.