May 13, 2022 12:54 pm
As per a study by JAMA, full vaccination, with booster/precaution dose is also known to reduce transmission of infection to some extent, coupled with proper masking and distancing
February 07, 2022 7:28 am
Sputnik Light is the ninth vaccine to be granted restricted-use approval by the Drugs Controller General of India for adults in India.
February 05, 2022 5:13 am
Sputnik Light is developed by Russia's Gamaleya Center, built on a human adenovirus vector platform. In October last year, the government had approved the export of Sputnik Light, manufactured in India by Hetero Biopharma Limited.
November 24, 2021 8:58 pm
On Sunday, Putin said he received a booster short of Sputnik Light, the one-dose version of the jab, and said he wanted to take part in testing the nasal version of Sputnik V.
October 10, 2021 6:22 pm
The single-dose Sputnik Light vaccine demonstrated 79.4 percent efficacy according to analysed data taken from 28 days after the injection was administered.
June 18, 2021 8:01 am
This version of the vaccine - which will be provided as a "booster" shot - will be offered to other vaccine makers, according to the Russian Direct Investment Fund.
May 28, 2021 7:03 am
An application seeking regulatory approval for Sputnik Light is expected to be filed in the next couple of weeks and it could become the first single-dose vaccine to be launched in India, sources said.
May 16, 2021 12:40 am
The government, which had passed orders to buy 1.34 crore Covaxin and Covisheild doses for those in the 18-44 age group, has been facing shortage with 100 session sites being shut because of Covaxin shortage earlier this week.
May 07, 2021 4:06 am
The Sputnik Light vaccine demonstrated 79.4 per cent efficacy compared to 91.6 per cent for the two-shot Sputnik V.
September 16, 2020 10:53 am
The talks, still not finalised, involve an exchange of information on both sides to ascertain whether the Hyderabad-headquartered firm can successfully incorporate the Russian technology and scale up production here.

