Sputnik Light Covid-19 vaccine is expected to launch soon in India, Russian envoy Nikolay Kudashev was quoted as saying by news agency ANI. "Sputnik V being part of the Indian vaccination campaign is gradually increasing.
The launch of the Sputnik light vaccine is also expected soon," said Kudashev while speaking about the outcomes of the Russian-Indian foreign ministers’ talks in Moscow.
India's drug regulator had earlier this month refused to grant emergency-use authorisation to the Russian-made vaccine while ruling out the need for the conduct of the phase-3 trial.
However, the vaccine's India partner Dr Reddy's Laboratories had then said that a government expert panel has allowed it to submit the Russian safety data for approval in