Dr Reddy Gets DCGI Nod; Will Start Testing World's First COVID Vaccine In India

Dr Reddy on October 17 was granted permission by the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) to conduct phase 2 and phase 3 trials of the first registered COVID vaccine, Sputnik in India. Dr Reddy has said that the controlled study will be multi-centred and randomized and "will include safety and immunogenicity study." Earlier, DCGI had rejected Dr Reddy's proposal of human trials as Russia had tested the vaccine on a small number of people.