COVID-19: As the COVID-19 vaccination drive continues in India, another vaccine is expected to be available in Delhi from June 15, 2021. The nationwide vaccination drive began in the country with Covishield and Covaxin from January 16, 2021. According to sources, the Russian COVID-19 vaccine, Sputnik V will be available at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital in Delhi from tomorrow.

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As per an ANI report, sources said that the program for Sputnik V roll out at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital will depend on the consignment received. As many as 1000 doses of Sputnik V reached the Apollo Hospital on June 13, 2021, and out of these 179 have been administered to the employees of Dr Reddy's lab.

While the private hospitals gear up to administer the doses of Sputnik V to the people, here is everything that must be known about the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine.:

1) Hyderabad-based Dr. Reddy's Laboratories has partnered with Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) for the roll out of the two-dose vaccine in India

2) The first phase of the Sputnik V roll-out by the Apollo Hospitals and Dr. Reddy's Laboratories started on a pilot basis on May 17, 2021, in Hyderabad and May 18, 2021, in Vishakhapatnam

3) The Sputnik V vaccine is also available at Continental Hospitals in Hyderabad apart from the Apollo Hospitals

4) The price of each dose of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine at private hospitals has been capped by the central government at Rs 1,145

5) On Sunday, 179 doses of Sputnik V vaccine were administered on the employees of Dr. Reddy's Lab at Delhi's Indraprastha Apollo Hospital

6) On June 10, 2021, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) announced that the efficacy of the Sputnik V vaccine during a vaccination campaign by Bahrain's Ministry of Health was estimated to be 94.3 per cent

Speaking of the COVID-19 situation in India, as per the date from the Ministry of Health and family Welfare on June 14, 2021, the country has reported 70,421 new cases in the last 24 hours. 25.48 crore vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive.