
India has registered the Russian one-component vaccine against coronavirus Sputnik Light, according to a message received by RBC from the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF).
The country conducted additional clinical trials of the drug by RDIF partner company Dr. Reddy's Laboratories. The fund noted that during them "positive data" were obtained, which was taken into account by the Comptroller General of Medicines of India (DCGI) when making a decision.
The approval of the vaccine in India was an important step in Moscow and New Delhi's joint fight against the spread of infection, RDIF said. “Boosting with Sputnik Light is the key to increasing the effectiveness and duration of action of other vaccines, including against the Omicron variant,” said Kirill Dmitriev, CEO of RDIF.
RDIF indicated that Sputnik Light has already received regulatory approval in more than 30 countries, the total population of which exceeds 2.5 billion people.
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Israel in early January allowed tourists vaccinated by Sputnik V to enter. In mid-January, the country's Ministry of Health announced that it would accept Russian Sputnik Light vaccination certificates as a booster dose to confirm vaccination against COVID-19 . Also in the middle of last month, Sputnik Light was recognized in Cyprus as a booster dose for tourists.
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More than 1.69 billion people have been vaccinated against the coronavirus in the country, according to the Indian Ministry of Health.
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