<span style="color: #222222;">Russia's Ambassador to India Nikolay Kudashev expressed happiness on the arrival of first batch of Russian COVID vaccine SPUTNIK V in India on Saturday. In his message, the Ambassador said that as both Russia & India continue dedicated joint efforts to combat the COVID19 pandemic, the arrival of SPUTNIK V is important to support India's endeavors to mitigate the second wave of covid and save lives.</span><span style="color: #333333;"><br />''</span><br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Mr. Kudashev asserted that the efficacy of SPUTNIK vaccine is among the highest in the world, and will also be effective against new strains of COVID-19. He informed that its local production in India will commence soon and is planned to be gradually increased up to 850 million doses per year.</span>