Sputnik Light

[2] 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).

[3] The institute says this version would be ideally suited for areas with acute outbreaks, allowing more people to be vaccinated quickly.

[11] Composition, manufacturing sites and procedures, logistics and concerns about adverse effects and quality control are the same as the first dose of the Sputnik V vaccine.

As a result, issues related to the second dose, such as the possible presence of replication-competent particles, do not apply to Sputnik Light.

Although Sputnik Light was not authorized by Ukraine or international organizations, tens of thousands of doses were shipped by Russia for use in non-government controlled parts of the eastern Donbas region from January 2021.