COVID-19: Sri Lanka approves Chinese SINOVAC vaccine
17 Jul 2021, 07:55 GMT+10
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 17 (ANI): Sri Lanka has approved the emergency use of the Chinese Sinovac vaccine against COVID-19.
It is the second Chinese COVID-19 vaccine approved by Sri Lanka s National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA), News First reported.
The country has already been administrating China s Sinopharm vaccine. China on Thursday announced that it will donate another 1.6 million doses of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to Sri Lanka.
Besides this, Covishield, Sputnik and Pfizer vaccines are also being administrated in the country.
Sinovac CoronaVac has been developed by Sinovac/China National Pharmaceutical Group.
Sri Lanka has approved the emergency use of the Chinese Sinovac vaccine against COVID-19. It is the second Chinese COVID-19 vaccine approved by Sri Lanka s National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA), News First reported. The country has already been administrating China s Sinopharm vaccine. China on Thursday announced that it will donate another 1.6 million doses of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to Sri Lanka. Besides this, Covishield, Sputnik and Pfizer vaccines are also being administrated in the country. Sinovac CoronaVac has been developed by Sinovac/China National Pharmaceutical Group. In June, the WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on Immunization has issued Interim recommendations for the use of the inactivated COVID-19 vaccine.
Sri Lanka recieves over 1.5 million COVID-19 vaccines donat
17 Jul 2021, 07:27 GMT+10
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 17 (ANI): Sri Lanka on Friday received over 1.5 million doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine donated by the United States.
The 1,500,100 doses of the vaccine arrived in Sri Lanka on Friday under the dose-sharing mechanism of the COVAX facility, Daily News reported.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the US is committed to vaccinating as many people as possible to save lives and rebuild the global economy. The United States is proud to lead the global fight against COVID-19 by sharing 1.5 million Moderna vaccine doses with our Sri Lankan friends. We are committed to vaccinating as many people as possible to save lives, rebuild the global economy and stop the threat of new variants, he tweeted.
Sri Lanka on Friday received over 1.5 million doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine donated by the United States. The 1,500,100 doses of the vaccine arrived in Sri Lanka on Friday under the dose-sharing mechanism of the COVAX facility, Daily News reported. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the US is committed to vaccinating as many people as possible to save lives and rebuild the global economy. The United States is proud to lead the global fight against COVID-19 by sharing 1.5 million Moderna vaccine doses with our Sri Lankan friends. We are committed to vaccinating as many people as possible to save lives, rebuild the global economy and stop the threat of new variants, he tweeted.
Sinovac CoronaVac has been developed by Sinovac/China National Pharmaceutical Group.
Sri Lanka has approved the emergency use of the Chinese Sinovac vaccine against COVID-19. It is the second Chinese COVID-19 vaccine approved by Sri Lanka s National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA), News First reported. The country has already been administrating China s Sinopharm vaccine. China on Thursday announced that it will donate another 1.6 million doses of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to Sri Lanka.
Besides this, Covishield, Sputnik and Pfizer vaccines are also being administrated in the country. Sinovac CoronaVac has been developed by Sinovac/China National Pharmaceutical Group. In June, the WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on Immunization has issued Interim recommendations for the use of the inactivated COVID-19 vaccine.