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Today, Friday, the producers of the Russian “Sputnik V” vaccine against the emerging corona virus announced the imminent development of a new, single-component version of this drug.
The “Sputnik V” account on the “Twitter” site confirmed that the new version of the vaccine, which was dubbed “Sputnik Light” (“Sputnik Light”), will see the light in February.
J&J single shot vaccine, which is basically just the 1st shot of #SputnikV(human adenoviral vector 26), showing good results. J&J is essentially the 1st half of Sputnik V. We will also launch the one component vaccine in Feb – we named it Sputnik Light.#SputnikLight is coming! ✌️ https://t.co/sIflw0wKlY
– Sputnik V (@sputnikvaccine) January 29, 2021
Earlier this month, the Russian Ministry of Health approved the start of clinical tests for the “Sputnik Light” vaccine.
For his part, the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, Kirill Dmitriev, said that “Sputnik V” is not a single vaccine, but rather a platform for developing a group of vaccines.
The official indicated that the new version of the vaccine is mostly intended for export to foreign markets, while the Russian authorities will rely on “Sputnik V” for a large-scale vaccination campaign against Corona inside the country.
Source: RT + Novosti
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