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KOTA KINABALU: Villagers in remote areas of Sabah’s Nabawan district had the opportunity to get routine immunisation shots and other healthcare assistance during a programme by the state Health Department recently.
Posted on January 12th, 2021 EASWARAN RUTNAM The Oxford-Astrazeneca and Pfizer coronavirus vaccines will most likely be airlifted to Sri Lanka as early as next month. Speaking to journalists yesterday, state Minister of Primary Health Services, pandemics and COVID Prevention, dr. sud ar shani Fernandopulle said that the cold storage facilities were being prepared for the vaccines. She said that the Oxford-Astrazeneca would be obtained from India. Sri Lanka had recently shown interest in securing the Covid vaccine from India. A formal request was conveyed to Indian Ext...
Posted on January 10th, 2021 By Sugeeswara Senadhira/Daily News Colombo, January 11 (Daily News): With the Sri Lankan cabinet granting approval to sign an agreement with manufacturers when allocating vaccines through the COVAX facility, vaccination against the dreaded COVID-19 is expected to commence shortly. Sri Lanka has already joined the COVAX facility and the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI) which is accredited by the World Health Organization. The COVAX facility is a global initiative that brings together governments and manufacturers to ensu...
With the Cabinet granting approval to sign an agreement with the manufacturer when allocating vaccines through the COVAX facility, the comprehensive vaccination programme to guard the Sri Lankans against the dreaded COVID-19 is expected to commence shortly.
COLOMBO (News 1st): The authorities are prepared to roll out the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as it is available in the country, Dr. Deepa Gamage (Specialist) - Get the latest breaking news and top stories from Sri Lanka, the latest political news, sports news, weather updates, exam results, business news, entertainment news, world news and much more from News 1st, Sri Lanka's leading news network.