Russia to introduce single-dose Sputnik Lite in India soon

09:05 May 16

Plans to introduce single-dose Sputnik Lite in India soon, says Russian Ambassador

New Delhi: N Kudashev, Russian Ambassador to India said, "Sputnik V is Russian-Indian vaccine. We expect that its production in India will be gradually increased up to 850 million doses per year... There are plans to introduce single-dose vaccine soon in India-Sputnik Lite."

"Efficacy of Sputnik V is well-known in world. In Russia,it's being successfully used to vaccinate citizens starting since 2nd half of 2020. Russian specialists declared it's also effective against new COVID19 strains," he said.

Read:Second batch of Russia's Sputnik vaccine in Hyderabad

Earlier on Saturday, Russian Ambassador to India, Nikolay Kudashev had expressed his happiness over the rollout of COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V in India.

"Happy that the day, when @sputnikvaccine had rolled out in India, has come. Hope it will help our countries to cope with the global threat of #COVID19 following our special and privileged strategic partnership as well as fair and equal approach to international cooperation. Congratulations!" tweeted Kudashev.

Read:First lot of Russian vaccine Sputnik V arrives in Hyderabad

Sputnik V has become the first foreign-made vaccine to be used in India contributing to the world's largest COVID-19 vaccination campaign.

Inoculations with Sputnik V in Hyderabad started Friday followed the arrival of the first batch of the vaccine in India on May 1, 2021.

The second batch of Sputnik V arrived on Sunday.

ANI