The Hyderabad-based Dr Reddy's Laboratories pharmaceutical company on Thursday announced its partnership with Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) under the Indian government's Biotechnology Department to conduct trials of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 in India.

The Dr Reddy's Laboratories pharmaceutical company, which was just given a green light to begin trials of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 in India, said on Wednesday that its IT systems had been attacked by hackers earlier in the month, possibly resulting in a breach of personal data

A group of scientists at the University of Bristol has carried out independent research, the results of which have confirmed that the AstraZeneca Oxford COVID-19 vaccine is safe and provokes a strong immune response, the University of Bristol said on Thursday