Dr Reddy's ties up with Apollo Hospitals network for storing, administering and monitoring the vaccination

Dr Reddy's will use the Apollo Hospitals network nationally for storing, administering and monitoring the vaccination. The initial rollout will begin in Hyderabad on May 17 and will be extended to Visakhapatnam and other metro cities starting May 18.

Dr Reddy's on May 17 said 8-9 states have approached the company for procurement of Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine. The company named Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, among the states that have reached out to them.

Dr Reddy's had announced that the imported doses of Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine have been priced at Rs 948 plus 5 percent GST or Rs 995.40 per dose. It said the price of the imported Sputnik V vaccine would remain the same for the government and private channels.

The company would be working with hospitals in metros that can handle -18 degrees Centigrade storage for the vaccines.

Dr Reddy's has received 1.5 lakh doses of Sputnik first dose last week, the company said it has received the second consignment of 60,000 doses second dose during the weekend.

"We have a supply commitment of 36 million doses from RDIF in the next two months," said M V Ramana, CEO of Branded Formulations at Dr Reddy's.