Covid-19: Dr Reddy's rolls out Sputnik V in India at Rs 995 per dose

The imported doses of the vaccine are priced at a maximum retail price of Rs 948 plus 5 percent GST per dose, with the possibility of a lower price point when local supply begins, says DRL

India’s third Covid-19 vaccine candidate, Sputnik V, was launched on Friday at a price of Rs 995 a dose (inclusive of taxes) for the imported version. The India-made version of the vaccine, expected in the next few months, may cost lower, said Dr Reddy’s Laboratories (DRL), the Indian partner of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), which is marketing Sputnik V globally.

The two-dose vaccine, given 21 days apart, has an efficacy of 97.6 per cent, according to RDIF and the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, which has developed the vaccine.

A single-dose regimen of the vaccine, called