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Russia to launch 'Sputnik-Light' Covid vaccine in Feb

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Published Fri, Jan 29, 2021 · 02:57 PM

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[MOSCOW] Russia will launch the one-dose "Sputnik-Light" version of its coronavirus vaccine in February, the vaccine's producers said on Twitter on Friday.

Russia has described "Sputnik-Light", which could be used for export, as a possible temporary solution to help countries with high infection rates make their vaccine supplies go further.

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