Made in India single-dose Sputnik Light vaccine set for launch in September: Report
India’s vaccination drive against Covid-19 is set to get a major boost with the launch of locally manufactured Sputnik Light in September. Sputnik Light is a single-dose vaccine.
Panacea Biotec has submitted an application seeking emergency use authorisation from the country's drug regulator DGCI, according to a report in the Times of India. The report said that Sputnik Light will be available in limited quantities initially. It is expected to be priced at around Rs 750.
Panacea Biotec has partnered Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) to launch the Russian Sputnik V vaccine in India. The RDIF has already tied up with Dr Reddy's to produce the vaccine in the country. Both have agreed to produce 100 million doses per year of Sputnik V. The vaccine got the emergency use authorization in the country on April 12 and it was rolled out for the masses in May.
Besides India, Sputnik V has been registered in as many as 65 countries. The vaccine has been proved to be 97.6 per cent effective during clinical trials.
According to RDIF, Sputnik Light vaccine can be effectively used in combination with other vaccines which has been proven by studies in several countries.
Sputnik Light is the first component (recombinant human adenovirus serotype number 26 (rAd26)) of Sputnik V – the world's first registered vaccine against coronavirus. It has an efficacy level of almost 80 per cent which is higher than that of many two-dose vaccines.
The RDIF claims that Sputnik Light has proven effective against all new strains of coronavirus and is also compatible with standard vaccine storage and logistics requirements.
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