Prof. Neelika Malavige resigns from vaccine committee

30 June 2021 08:53 am Views - 460

• Reasons cited as personal
• Prof. A. Pathmeswaran (community physician) resigned two weeks ago

Prof. Neelika Malavige (immunologist) attached to the Sri Jayewardenepura Faculty of Medical Sciences has resigned from the independent vaccine advisory expert committee of the drug regulator.  

Prof. A. Pathmeswaran (community physician) attached to the Colombo North (Ragama) Medical Faculty resigned from the committee two weeks ago.  They have resigned citing reasons as personal. 

The expert committee in addition to Prof. Pathmeswaran and Prof. Malavige comprised of Dr. Ananda Wijewickrama (physician), Dr. Rajiva de Silva (immunologist), Dr. Kanthi Nanayakkara (virologist), Prof. Channa Ranasinghe (respiratory physician), Dr. LakKumar Fernando (paediatrician) and Dr. Hasitha Tissera (epidemiologist).