Sputnik Light May Step In June
- 14-May-2021
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Russia's Sputnik Light could be the first single-dose vaccine to be used in India and Dr Reddy's will have discussions with the government and the regulator in June for an immediate launch.
We are working very closely with our Russian partner and the Gamaleya Institute on this. As you may be aware, the Sputnik Light has already been approved in Russia. It demonstrated an efficacy of 79.4 per cent. This is a single-shot vaccine, Deepak Sapra, the CEO of Dr Reddy's said.
What it essentially is, is that it is the first shot of Sputnik, he explained, adding that a second dose would take the efficacy to up to 91.6 per cent.
We expect to have a dialogue with the Indian regulator on Sputnik Light. Assuming we are able to get this in place and get in approved in India, this would be a very, very significant aspect of India's vaccination drive because it would convert the entire vaccination process into a single vaccine which can give you 79.4% efficacy," Mr Sapra said
