Covid vaccination suspended

The health austerities have admitted that the Covid Vaccination has been suspended with immediate effect. State Minister of Primary Health Care, Epidemics and COVID Disease Control Sudarshani Fernandopulle told the media that the vaccination programme has had to be put on hold as   there was a delay in securing more AstraZeneca vaccines.

 

Several government officials said that the vaccination programme would continue despite the Serum Institute of India suspending exports of the AstraZeneca vaccine.

 

State Minister of Pharmaceutical Production, Supply and Regulation Professor Channa Jayasumana had assured last week that Sri Lanka will receive a stock of AstraZeneca vaccines ordered from the Serum Institute on time.

 

However, the remaining stocks in hand are kept for the second jab that has to be given in 12 weeks.