Sputnik Light may soon be only version available in India amid low demand

Meanwhile, local manufacturing partners have either halted or reduced production of Sputnik Light owing to low demand

Amid low demand and problems with import, Sputnik Light, the single-dose version of the Sputnik V vaccine, may become the only variant available in India. Moreover, local manufacturers have either reduced or stopped production of the first dose components of the Sputnik thanks to low demand, claimed industry sources.

Sputnik V is a heterogeneous vaccine where dose 1 and dose 2 are two different components. Several Indian manufacturers have been making the first dose component here while Dr Reddy’s Laboratories (DRL) has been importing the second dose component.

Recently, DRL got approval from the Indian drug regulator for Sputnik Light. DRL is