Government panel recommends permission for phase 3 trial of Sputnik Light vaccine as booster dose

The DCGI had on 4 February granted emergency use permission to Sputnik Light vaccine in India, subject to certain regulatory provisions

|Mar 05, 2022, 15:43:18 IST

New Delhi: An expert panel of India's central drug authority has recommended the permission for conducting phase-3 clinical trial of single-dose COVID-19 vaccine 'Sputnik Light' as a booster dose, official sources said on Saturday.

The recommendations have been sent to the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for final approval.

The DCGI had on 4 February granted emergency use permission to Sputnik Light vaccine in India, subject to certain regulatory provisions.

Hyderabad-based Dr Reddy's Laboratories had presented its proposal to DCGI for conducting the phase-3 trial of Sputnik Light vaccine as booster dose.

Sputnik Light is the same as component-1 of Sputnik V.

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