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.
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