KARACHI: The DRAP Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan has Approves Russian anti-coronavirus vaccine Gam-COVID-Vac, commonly known as Sputnik V for emergency use.
A Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan officials said, the authority hopes the first batch of the vaccine would reach Pakistan by the end of January. The registration board of DRAGP in its Friday meeting authorised emergency use of the Russia-made COVID-19 vaccine Gam-COVID-Vac.
The authority had approved Oxford–AstraZeneca and China’s Sinopharm vaccines last week for emergency use. However, the country is yet to receive any vaccine.
The DRAP Officials said, A local pharmaceutical firm, AGP Limited, had applied for registration, marketing and distribution of the vaccine in Pakistan.
The approval was granted on the recommendation of a committee of experts comprising top infectious diseases experts and pathologists, the Health Authority said.