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Posted on January 29th, 2021
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A total of 5,286 frontline healthcare workers have received the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine on the first day of coronavirus vaccination drive which kicked off in Sri Lanka today (29).
Approximately 1,886 persons were administered the vaccine at the National Hospital of Sri Lanka, 803 persons at Colombo North Teaching Hospital, 781 at Colombo South Teaching Hospital, 600 at Army Hospital and 400 at Army Camp Panagoda.
Another 382 were vaccinated at the Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children, 190 at Homagama Base Hospital, 108 at Mulleriyawa Base Hospital, 80 at IDH and 56 at the Welisara Navy Camp.
The Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry of Health stated that health staff and other frontline workers in Covid-19 prevention activities attended very enthusiastically” for the immunization programme.
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5286 people received the ‘AstraZeneca Covishield’ vaccine on Friday (29)
5286 people received the ‘AstraZeneca Covishield’ vaccine on Friday (29)
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Colombo (News 1st); 5286 people received the ‘AstraZeneca Covishield’ vaccine on Friday (29), said the Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry of Health.
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No side effects were reported, said the Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry of Health.
As dusk fell on Friday (29), Army medical teams at both Colombo Army Hospital at Narahenpita and Panagoda Army Hospital completed the inoculation of 1000 doses of ‘AstraZeneca Covishield’ vaccine to Army personnel serving at the front line in the fight against transmission of COVID-19 after its inauguration took place at Narahenpita, graced by General Shavendra Silva, Head, National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO), Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army.