Sputnik V Doses For Transgenders In Bengaluru Vaccine Drive

In Bengaluru, the Manipal Hospital held a vaccination camp for members of the transgender community where doses of Sputnik V were administered.

The clearance of the Moderna vaccine for limited emergency use will make it the fourth vaccine against coronavirus that will be available and used in India. The third vaccine to get approval - Russia's Sputnik V - has been soft-launched in different cities across the country as part of a pilot phase. In Bengaluru, the Manipal Hospital held a vaccination camp for members of the transgender community where doses of Sputnik V were administered. Divya Darshini, a physiotherapist who works for a community-based organisation, told NDTV, "For my vaccination, I was eagerly waiting for this vaccine - the Sputnik vaccine. The efficacy of this vaccine is more from what I have heard on social media and YouTube. Out of my own interest, I have taken this vaccine." "There is a segment of the population that prefers to take Sputnik. The efficacy is around 92% and you complete the entire vaccination within 3 weeks' time, which is the least among vaccines available in the market," the hospital's Chief Operating Officer Karthik Rajagopal said.