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LankaWeb – State Pharmaceuticals Corporation of Sri Lanka secures 32mn doses of COVID-19 vaccines: Breakdown

Posted on May 23rd, 2021 Courtesy NewsIn.Asia Colombo, May 22 (Daily Mirror) – The State Pharmaceuticals Corporation of Sri Lanka (SPC) has been able to secure 32 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines for Sri Lanka, SPC Chairman Dr Prasanna Gunasena said. He said this during a meeting held with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and other officials at the Presidential Secretariat today. Dr Gunasena said according to the Epidemiology Unit, a total of 29 million doses are required to vaccinate population above 20 years of age. Accordingly, 13 million doses of Sputnik-V, 5 million doses of Pfizer and 14 million doses of Sinopharm vaccines have been secured,” Dr Gunasena said.

COVID-19 vaccination program in Sri Lanka

1) WILL THE RUSSIAN VACCINE BE BROUGHT TO SRI LANKA? The State Pharmaceuticals Corporation of Sri Lanka said the first consignment of Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine is scheduled to arrive in the island on Tuesday morning. The consignment will include 15, 000 doses of Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine that must be administered in two doses. Russia has agreed to ship another batch of 200,000 COVID-19 vaccines to Sri Lanka. 2) WILL SRI LANKA RECEIVE THE SECOND DOSE OF THE INDIAN COVID-19 VACCINE? The State Pharmaceuticals Corporation of Sri Lanka has entered an agreement with the Serum Institute of India to obtain 1.5 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.

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