May 6, 2021 by archyde
And here is the little brother. The Sputnik Light vaccine was approved on Thursday in Russia, Deputy Prime Minister for Health Tatiana Golikova announced during a meeting with President Vladimir Putin, broadcast on television. This new serum is not much different from Sputnik V which, according to the Gamaleïa center, has been administered to more than 20 million people outside Russian borders. Operation, price, availability … Three questions about this new tool for combating SARS-CoV-2.
How does it work ?
This is its main characteristic: Sputnik Light (in “light” version, in English), is administered in a single dose against two for its basic version (Sputnik V). The technology used is the same. “The Sputnik Light vaccine is based on a well-researched human adenoviral vector platform that has been shown to be safe and effective,” the Sovereign Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), which funds the development of the serum, said in a statement. .