• SL had secured sufficient doses to vaccinate its population

The Advisory Committee on Vaccines approved the administration of Pfizer’s COVID-19 jabs to children aged 12 to 15, State Minister Prof. Channa Jayasumana said.

Prof. Jayasumana told Daily Mirror that the approval had been given to administer second shots for children aged 15 to 19.    He said Sri Lanka had secured sufficient doses to vaccinate its population of all the recommended categories.