A medical employee prepares a shot of Russias Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in an area rural medical submit in the village of Ikhala in Russia.
As India battles with the second wave of coronavirus, NITI Aayog member VK Paul on Thursday stated that the Sputnik V vaccine will be available in the market by next week.
“We hope Sputnik V vaccine will be available in market by next week,” VK Paul stated.Â
At current, two vaccines together with Serum Institute’s Covishield and Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin are a part of Centre’s nationwide vaccination programme and thus far over 17 crore folks have been vaccinated in the nation.
Russia’s Sputnik V will be the third vaccine that can be added to nation’s inoculation drive.
“Sputnik V is a two-dose vaccine taken at a gap of three weeks. The unique feature of it is that the antigens in the first and second dose are different from each other. In other vaccines, both doses are the same.”
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Meanwhile, NITI Aayog member VK Paul additionally stated, “India will examine the claim that a single dose of Russian vaccine ‘Sputnik Light’ can provide protection from the novel coronavirus infection”.
“In case of Sputnik Light, they (developers) are saying that the first dose is enough. We are examining this claim. We will go through its data and immunogenicity, and after that we will see. Let more information come in,” Paul stated.
He was responding to a question if Sputnik Light will be used in India for vaccinating its inhabitants in opposition to the an infection. Paul famous that if the claims of the vaccine developer are true, it may possibly assist double the pace of vaccination in India.
“… it is very promising, if there is protection from single dosage as they have claimed. It is very encouraging and makes us feel very optimistic. Single-dose vaccines can increase the speed of vaccination, but the merit and the processing of their request, as and when it comes, will be based on scientific data and information,” he famous.
India’s drug regulator had final month granted permission for restricted emergency use of the Russian COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V with sure circumstances.
(With inputs from PTI)
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