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The groups to be vaccinated will be determined based on the need and priority
COVID vaccines have been developed by a number of countries led by US, UK and China
The government is to expedite the introduction of the Covid vaccine to Sri Lanka. Principal Advisor to the President Lalith Weeratunga was authorised to coordinate necessary action in consultation with the relevant countries and local health authorities after an in-depth study of the vaccine.
Presidential Media Division said that the President drew the attention of the COVID Committee, the need to expedite introduction of the COVID vaccine to Sri Lanka.
The groups to be vaccinated will be determined based on the need and priority
COVID vaccines have been developed by a number of countries led by US, UK and China
The government is to expedite the introduction of the Covid vaccine to Sri Lanka. Principal Advisor to the President Lalith Weeratunga was authorised to coordinate necessary action in consultation with the relevant countries and local health authorities after an in-depth study of the vaccine.
Presidential Media Division said that the President drew the attention of the COVID Committee, the need to expedite introduction of the COVID vaccine to Sri Lanka.
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With
several countries having started COVID-19 vaccination, the United Nations has
assured Sri Lanka
its support for procuring, distributing and administering of the vaccine.
This pledge was made today during a meeting between Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and a U.N. delegation comprising of U.N. Resident Coordinator Hanaa Singer, WHO Representative Dr. Razia Pendse and UNICEF Representative Tim Sutton.
“We are fully committed to support Sri Lanka in these challenging times,” Singer said.
The
U.N. delegation and Sri Lankan officials agreed that vaccination at such a mass
scale will require a whole-of-government approach to ensure Sri Lanka’s