Hyderabad: The second batch of Russia's COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V on Sunday landed at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport here, Sputnik V official twitter page said.

Second batch of Sputnik V @sputnikvaccine shows up in Hyderabad, India, the tweet said along with photos of vaccine boxes being unloaded from an airplane.

Dr Reddy's Laboratories on Might 14 soft launched imported COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V vaccine which is priced at Rs948, with 5 percent GST per dosage (list price).

Provided the recent launch of the Russian vaccine in the Indian vaccination project, this second delivery has actually become very prompt.

The efficacy of the #SputnikV is widely known worldwide, Nikolay Kudashev Russian Ambassador to India tweeted.The first consignment of 1.50 lakh dosages of Sputnik V vaccine from Russian Direct Mutual Fund (RDIF) landed in India on May 1, and received regulatory clearance from the Central Drugs Laboratory.

The Indian drug-maker had earlier stated these consignments will be used across different channels as a pilot to line up the supply chain for the larger vaccination program rollout.