• The Health Ministry’s advisory panel on non-communicable diseases took this decision yesterday

By Kelum Bandara    

The Government will begin the roll-out of second doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines during the first week of May, a Minister said yesterday.  State Minister of Production, Supply and Regulation of Pharmaceuticals Prof. Channa Jayasumana told Daily Mirror the Health Ministry’s advisory panel on non-communicable diseases took this decision yesterday after an elaborate discussion.     

The State Minister said this was a body comprising of all the stake holders of the health sector, and chaired by Director General of Health Services.