Sputnik V rollout delayed in Delhi's Apollo, Madhukar hospitals

Sputnik V is the third Covid vaccine after Covishield and Covaxin to have received emergency use approval by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI).

Sputnik V vaccine's rollout in New Delhi stands delayed by a few days. The Russian-made coronavirus vaccine will be administered at two private hospitals in the national capital in the first phase of the rollout. These include Indraprastha Apollo Hospital and the Madhukar Rainbow Children's Hospital. The Sputnik V vaccine will be available at the Madhukar Rainbow Children's Hospital in New Delhi starting June 29. At the same time, the Indraprastha Apollo Hospital says it is likely to begin administering doses of the Russian vaccine from June 25 onwards. The Apollo Group of Hospitals had said earlier that it was likely to begin administering doses of Sputnik V vaccine by June 20. The hospital had, however, clarified that this was subject to delivery of enough doses of the Russian vaccine.