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Sunday, August 17, 2025
TopicSputnik Light

Topic: Sputnik Light

Expert panel recommends emergency use authorisation for Russian Covid jab Sputnik Light

According to some conditions for granting EUA, the firm should submit safety, efficacy and immunogenicity data from ongoing clinical trials in India and Russia for a review to DCGI.

Sputnik maker wages Twitter war over ‘low efficacy’ of mRNA vaccines, says its booster can help

Sputnik cites pre-print papers, claims its vaccine produces longer efficacy compared to mRNA vaccines like Pfizer or Moderna.

Sputnik’s single dose Covid vaccine gets SEC nod for phase 3 clinical trials in India

Sputnik Light demonstrated 79.4% efficacy according to analysed data taken from 28 days after the injection was administered in Russia between December 2020 to April 2021.

Russia approves single-dose Sputnik Light Covid vaccine

Sputnik Light is identical to the first dose of the two-dose Sputnik V and has yet to complete the advanced testing needed to ensure its safety and efficacy.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?