Experts have allowed the use of the Sputnik Light vaccine for people aged over 60, said the Health Minister Mikhail Murashko. He noted that this drug is mainly used for repeated vaccination.
The minister also said that in the structure of deaths from coronavirus, 85% are among the 60+ population. “The risk is enormous,” RIA Novosti quotes the minister as saying . According to Murashko, many of patients admitted to hospitals with COVID-19 regret that they were not vaccinated.
Sputnik Light was registered in Russia in early May. It is a single-dose version of Sputnik V. The drug shows an effectiveness of 79.4%, which is higher than many vaccines that require two injections. No serious adverse events were registered after immunization with Sputnik Light.