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New vaccine priority list: DG Health Services

06 Jun 2021

Following the recent COVID Task Force meeting, the Health Ministry has decided to make amendments to the vaccination priority list with the arrival of more vaccines in the future, the Health Ministry stated. The Director-General of Health Services Dr. Asela Gunawardena clarified the order of priority as shown in order below - 
  1. Citizens over the age of 60
  2. Those in elders’ homes
  3. Pregnant mothers
  4. Government officers
  5. Employees of factories in high risk MOH areas
After the vaccination of the above categories of people, citizens between the ages of 30 and 60 will be vaccinated next.


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