27 March 2021 12:09 pm Views - 972
Over 884,000 people have been inoculated in Sri Lanka so far, the Health Ministry said today.
The Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry of Health said that 884,164 people have been vaccinated as of last night (Friday).
According to the Health Ministry, 14,455 people were vaccinated in Sri Lanka yesterday.
The Government commenced a mass vaccination program on January 29th after receiving the first stock of AstraZeneca vaccines from India.
The State Pharmaceutical Corporation (SPC) has begun discussions with Britain to purchase the AstraZeneca doses from the UK, especially since authorities are doubtful if the Serum Institute in India can now supply the remaining 8.5 million vaccinations which had initially been requested, the Daily Mirror reported recently.
The SPC had initially requested Serum Institute in India for 10 million vaccination doses however the Institute had agreed to supply 1.5 million doses. While these doses will come in as scheduled, the SPC is doubtful if Serum Institute can supply the remaining 8.5 million doses with its new export restrictions on the dosages.
An official from the SPC said it had begun discussions to procure the remaining 8.5 million doses from AstraZeneca in the UK and had requested them to send the necessary documents for the approval of the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA). (Eawaran Rutnam)