DCGI Approves SII's Request To Manufacture Sputnik V In India
The Drug Controller General of India on June 4 approved the Serum Institute of India's request to manufacture Russian COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik-V. Adar Poonawalla-owned organisation has been granted permission to examine, test and analyse the vaccine in India. SII CEO Poonawalla thanked the Ministry of External Affairs and POTUS Joe Biden for relaxing the restrictions on vaccine manufacture. For the production, SII will join hands with Gamaleya Research Institute, Russia.