SL to receive its largest vaccine donation from China this month

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Sri Lanka will receive its largest donation of COVID-19 vaccines this month after China has decided to grant 1.6 million Sinopharm doses to Sri Lanka's Health Ministry, the Daily Mirror learns.

According to the Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka, the Chinese government has decided to donate a stock of 1.6 million Sinopharm doses as China was encouraged with the progress of Sri Lanka's national vaccination program and the speed in which it was being carried out.

An official from the Embassy told Daily Mirror that around 300,000 doses of the Sinopahrm vaccines were already being administered daily across several provinces and no severe side effects had been reported.

"China is proud to make contributions towards Sri Lanka's vaccination program. We believe this donation will help Sri Lanka further expand its achievement towards early recovery and social economic normalcy from the pandemic," an official from the Embassy said.

"The donation will be handed over to Sri Lanka towards the end of this month," the official added.

In addition to this grant, a further 2 million doses of Sinopharm will arrive in Sri Lanka on July 22, which is under a commercial purchase by the State Pharmaceutical Corporation while the Sinopharm manufacturers and SPC are negotiating for a further 2 million doses.

Sri Lanka has already received 7.1 million doses of the Sinopharm vaccines since March and it is the main vaccine being administered in Sri Lanka presently. (JAMILA HUSAIN)

Comments - 7

CHOLMONDELEY PINTO Thursday, 15 July 2021 01:52 PM

That's the way to play the game. USA will donate 1.5 million while China will beat it with 1.6 million donation. Now raise the bid in this poker game to 3million on each player in August

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Amaran Thursday, 15 July 2021 02:02 PM

Today I had my 1st dose of Sinopharm. I THANK China for giving the Vaccine.

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Dee Thursday, 15 July 2021 02:06 PM

As long as it's the Sino. Even 10 million wouldn't matter much.

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Sokrates Thursday, 15 July 2021 02:21 PM

China never gives away anything without having insidious motives. What China is doing with its vaccines is condemned worldwide as vaccination diplomacy. This is just another way like China's debt diplomacy or the Belt

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AB Thursday, 15 July 2021 03:32 PM

India or USA is no difference,sometime may be worse

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CHOLMONDELEY PINTO Thursday, 15 July 2021 02:45 PM

What do you think your uncle Donald was doing from USA. Was he your Godfather? DO you trust him to take care of you?

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Buddhist Thursday, 15 July 2021 10:17 PM

china charged US$5 more than Bangladesh, is this excess being given as a donation now??

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