Dr Reddy’s partners for cold storage of Sputnik V vaccine as nationwide launch draws closer. Last week, the Hyderabad-based drugmaker had signed an agreement to partner with Snowman Logistics for nationwide distribution of Sputnik V, which Dr Reddy’s plans to start later this month. Snowman will manage delivery of the vaccine through five of its high-capacity temperature-controlled warehouses in Mumbai, national capital region, Kolkata, Chennai, and Bengaluru.
Dr Reddy’s partnership with Rockwell on Wednesday will help the company get freezers for their storage. “Rockwell is working closely with Dr Reddy’s to develop and provide wireless internet of things-based controllers and data loggers, which can give access to real time data of temperature and performance for the vaccine freezers assuring the vaccine storage conditions in each location across the country," said Rockwell Industries director Prateek Gupta. The company is also exporting the vaccine freezers to various developed countries and has an initial pilot deal with Japan, Gupta said.
Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) The Sputnik V vaccine, developed by the Gamaleya National Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, was registered by the Ministry of Health of Russia and became the world’s first registered vaccine against coronavirus. Sputnik V is based on a safe and tested human adenovirus vector platform. Using two different human adenoviral vectors is a unique approach that allows to boost the immune response and provide long lasting immunity. The efficacy of the Sputnik V vaccine is confirmed at 91.6% based on the analysis of data on 19,866 volunteers, who received both the first and second doses of the Sputnik V vaccine or placebo at the final control point of 78 confirmed COVID-19 cases.
RDIF jointly with partners and manufacturers is ramping up the production of Sputnik V. The cost of one dose of the vaccine for international markets is less than $10 (Sputnik V is a two dose vaccine). For more information visit sputnikvaccine.com and follow Sputnik V on social networks. Gamaleya Research Institute.