Russia is expecting India to initially be making 50 million doses of its Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccines each month this summer, Kirill Dmitriev, head of Russian Direct Investment Fund, told reporters this month. India, the world’s second most populous nation, and the largest maker of vaccines in the world, approved the use of Sputnik V, hailed by Dmitriev as a milestone for the vaccine.
The Russian Direct Investment Fund, which is responsible for marketing the vaccine abroad, has signed deals with six firms in India to produce more than 750 million doses of Sputnik V. In the meantime, Russia is sending a rush delivery of vaccines to India by May 1 as part of the effort to help the country battle a devastating surge of Covid-19 cases.
