Experts disapprove using Chinese vaccine Sinopharm on Sri Lankans: Report ANI | Updated: Apr 02, 2021 16:36 IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 2 (ANI): Sri Lanka s senior medical experts have stated that the Chinese vaccine Sinopharm, which were given by Beijing should not be used on Sri Lankan nationals, according to a report published in Daily Mirror.
Kamanthi Wickramasinghe in an op-ed for Daily Mirror said senior medical practitioners both in the government and private sectors have expressed concerns over the use of the Chinese vaccine.
This comes after a consignment of Sinopharm coronavirus vaccines given by Beijing reached Colombo on Wednesday.
Sri Lanka s Association of Medical Specialists (AMS) in a statement said that an independent panel of experts was appointed by the country s National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA) to review all submissions related to candidate vaccines.