Sputnik Light

Sputnik Light
Vaccine description
TargetSARS-CoV-2
Vaccine typeViral vector
Clinical data
Routes of
administration
Intramuscular
ATC code
Legal status
Legal status
  • RU: Registered on 6 May 2021
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Sputnik Light (Russian: Спутник Лайт, romanized: Sputnik Layt or Lajt) is a single dose COVID-19 vaccine developed by the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology. It consists of the first dose of the Sputnik V vaccine, which is based on the Ad26 vector, and it can be stored at a normal refrigerator temperature of 2–8 °C (36–46 °F). The institute says this version would be ideally suited for areas with acute outbreaks, allowing more people to be vaccinated quickly. It will also be used as a third (booster) dose for those who received Sputnik V at least 6 months earlier.