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Russia registers Sputnik Light vaccine



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Russia has registered the version of the vaccine against the coronavirus “Sputnik Light”, which will be administered in a single dose, the Ministry of Health announced today, TASS reported.

Russia said last week it had completed clinical trials of a “mild” version of the coronavirus vaccine, a “temporary solution” to help countries with high rates of infection. BGNES.

Moscow has said that the two-dose Sputnik V vaccine will continue to be the main vaccine for use in Russia. So far, just over four million Russians have been vaccinated with the two doses in Russia, and another two million have been vaccinated with the first dose. in total, only about four percent of the Russian population is vaccinated, lagging behind vaccination levels in other countries, such as the United States or the United Kingdom.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, 68, was vaccinated last Tuesday, but it is unknown which vaccine. He explained yesterday his decision to get vaccinated without TV cameras, saying he “doesn’t want to look stupid” in front of the cameras, but still called on Russians to get vaccinated.

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