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.
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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 External Affairs Minister S. jaishankar during his meetings in Colombo last week.
The Pfizer-biontech vaccine will be obtained through the World Health Organisation (WHO).
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 ensure equal distribution among the various countries of the world. The production and development of the vaccines for COVID-19 are being accelerated and it will be ensured that it will reach every country in the world.
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.