Dec. will see the launch of the Sputnik Light vaccine in India

New Delhi, Nov 24, : Russias single-dose Sputnik Light Covid-19 vaccination will be available in India by December 2021, according to Kirill Dmitriev (CEO, Russian Direct Investment Fund, RDIF), in a webinar.

According to earlier reports, the government allowed the export of Russia’s single-dose Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik light domestically manufactured.Sputnik Light is identical to component-1 of Russias vaccine Sputnik V, which was approved for emergency use by Indias Drug Regulator in May.The Webinar featured the RDIF, which also presented real-world data from the Ministry of Health of the Republic of San Marino regarding the Russian Sputnik V vaccination.It showed that it is 80 percent effective against coronavirus infection within 6 to 8 months of administration.

Sputnik Vs efficacy for 6-8 months is significantly higher than the officially published efficacy for mRNA vaccines, according to a statement from Sputnik.This data is based upon the number of Covid infection in San Marino in November 2021.

The data used to calculate effectiveness were taken from more than 18,600 people who had been fully vaccinated against Sputnik V at least 5 months prior to November.avr/skp #Sputnik #vaccine #India #Delhi.