Sputnik V Light, single dose Covid vaccine, may be available in India soon

Sputnik V Light, Russia's single-dose vaccine for Covid-19 is expected to be launched in India soon, said Russia Direct Investment Fund CEO Kirill Dmitriev on Friday.

Earlier in the day, the first dose of Sputnik V Covid vaccine was also administered in India, becoming the third vaccine in the country which will now be used for inoculation drive.

The single dose Sputnik Light vaccine demonstrated 79.4% efficacy according to analyzed data taken from 28 days after the injection was administered as part of Russia’s mass vaccination program between 5 December 2020 and 15 April 2021. An efficacy level of almost 80% is higher than that of many two-dose vaccines.