Mass vaccination to bear fruit shortly

31 August 2021 12:00 am Views - 142

• Effect to be visible in terms of reduced cases, hospitalisations and deaths
• WHO says that all vaccines approved by it were effective against the disease

By Kelum Bandara

 Director of the Health Promotion Bureau of Sri Lanka Dr. Ranjith Batuwanthudawa said the effect of mass inoculation of people against Covid would be visible shortly in terms of reductions of infections, hospitalisations and fatalities.

 Dr. Batuwanthudawa told Daily Mirror that vaccination had its effect on fully vaccinated people. He said the process is well in progress, and its actual impact on driving transmissions down will be visible shortly.
 Sinopharm is the main vaccine being rolled out at the moment.

Besides, Pfizer, Sputnik V, Moderna and AstraZeneca are among the other vaccines being used at the moment.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that all the vaccines approved by it were effective against the disease.  

 

• Sinopharm is the main vaccine being rolled out at the moment. Besides, Pfizer, Sputnik V, Moderna and AstraZeneca are among the other vaccines being used at the moment