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Friday, 22 January 2021 - 9:57
The Director-General of Health Services, Dr. Asela Gunawardena stated that the necessary documents were submitted to the Attorney General for legal approval regarding the vaccine manufactured in India for the coronavirus.
The National Drug Regulatory Authority (NDRA) stated yesterday that the necessary approval could be granted within the next two days to obtain the COVID vaccine manufactured in India.
However, the Government Medical Officers Association states that a vaccine prescribed and advised by the Immunization Division of the Epidemiology Unit should be imported to Sri Lanka.
The Assistant Secretary of the Association Dr. Samantha Ananda stated at a media briefing held in Colombo yesterday that vaccines should be imported only on those recommendations.
Wednesday, 20 January 2021 - 9:32
The Indian Ministry of External Affairs has announced that the COVID vaccine, manufactured in India, will be distributed to Bhutan, Maldives, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar and the Seychelles from today.
However, several countries, including Sri Lanka, are awaiting drug regulatory and clearance approvals from those countries.
The Hiru News team inquired from the Director-General of Health Services Dr. Asela Gunawardena regarding this.
He said the National Drug Regulatory Authority was preparing a report and would submit it to the Presidential Task Force for approval next Monday. He further stated that further steps will be taken to obtain the vaccine with the Government of India through the Presidential Task Force on Corruption.