The National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI) has given its approval to administer the Sputnik Lite COVID-19 Vaccine as a precautionary measure, PTI Quoting sources.
The Standing Technical Sub-Committee (STSC) of NTAGI in its meeting on Friday discussed the issue and recommended that sputnik lightWhich has the same component of the first dose of Sputnik V, will be given as a precautionary dose,” the news agency quoted an official as saying.
Currently, there is no policy decision on providing precautionary doses to people vaccinated with Russian vaccine. The CoWIN portal does not contain a precautionary dosing option for Sputnik V.
Many Sputnik V recipients who withdrew their second dose in July of last year are yet to get a boost.
An expert panel of the Central Drugs Authority of India had back in March recommended permission to conduct a phase-3 clinical trial of Sputnik Lite as a booster dose.
The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) in February this year allowed emergency use for the Sputnik Lite vaccine in India, subject to certain regulatory provisions.