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COLOMBO (News 1st): Russia’s Sputnik-V jab will be administered starting today (May 06), the State Ministry of Primary Health Care, Epidemics, and COVID Disease Control said.
“The jab will be administered on the residents of Gothatuwa in Kolonnawa, where high numbers of COVID-19 cases are reported,” Dr. Sudarshani Fernandopulle, the State Minister of Primary Health Care, Epidemics, and COVID Disease Control told News 1st on Thursday (May 06).
According to State Minister Sudharshani Fernandopulle, the Sputnik-V jab should be stored at -20 degrees celsius unlike the Oxford AstraZeneca jab, which can be stored in normal refrigeration temperatures like other vaccines and can be transported in vaccine carriers.
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COLOMBO (News 1st): The time ahead in Sri Lanka with regard to the COVID-19 pandemic is very critical and of high risk, warned the State Ministry of Primary Health Care, Epidemics, and COVID Disease Control on Thursday (May 06).
“The time ahead is very risky. The people should remain vigilant with the assumption that the person next to you is already infected with the virus, and take all preventive measures to remain safe,” Dr. Sudarshani Fernandopulle, the State Ministry of Primary Health Care, Epidemics, and COVID Disease Control stressed.
Thereby, the State Minister sternly advised the people to restrict movement as much as possible, avoid travelling, and remain home in the coming 02 to 03 weeks.
by Sanjeewa Jayaweera
It was so typical! None were too surprised when it was announced in the media that the 225 Members of Parliament (MP’s) were to be vaccinated against Covid19 ahead of many others whose exposure to the virus was significantly higher. A photograph of a government minister vaccinated at the Army Hospital was published in the media before this announcement. A few erstwhile cabinet colleagues justified this by saying the Minister had twice served quarantine time due to some of his close contacts being infected with Covid19. The presumption is that the Minister was unable to carry out his duties whilst being in quarantine?
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