India's drug controller has denied permission to Dr Reddy's to conduct phase-3 trials of the Russian-made single-dose Sputnik Light Covid-19 vaccine in India. The application is said to have been taken up for discussion on Wednesday. <br />Sputnik Light is the first component (recombinant human adenovirus serotype number 26 (rAd26)) of the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine. <br />Earlier, reports in June had said that Dr Reddy's in talks with the central government for a speedy launch of the Sputnik Light vaccine in India.
