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COVID-19 vaccine: Govt in talks with Russia for 'possible advancement' of Sputnik V in India

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COVID-19 vaccine — Sputnik V — in the country, according to news agency PTI. India is "exploring the possibility of cooperation between the two countries for advancing the COVID-19 vaccine in the country," the news agency reported.The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) informed that it had received information about one COVID-19 vaccine developed and approved in Russia, minister of state for health Ashwini Choubey informed the Lok Sabha.Russia was the first country in the world to register a COVID-19 vaccine after less than two months of human testing.

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