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Second dose of Sinopharm administered from today

08 Jun 2021

The administration of the second dose of the Sinopharm vaccine began today (08). The Chief Medical Officer of Health of the Colombo Municipal Council, Dr. Ruwan Wijayamuni stated that the administration started this morning. He further stated that the first dose of the Sinopharm vaccine has been given to about 90,000 residents in Colombo. "Those who received their first dose on May 9 can obtain the second dose on June 9. Those who took their first dose on May 10, can obtain the second dose day-after tomorrow. The second dose will be administered at the same place in which the first dose was obtained. You will receive an SMS informing you of the location and time. If for some reason you do not receive the SMS, you can go to the center on the day you received the first dose on your card. If you miss it, it's a matter of urgency and we look forward to giving you another extra day," he said. The second dose of the AstraZeneca Covishield vaccine was given to 487 people yesterday and the total number of people who have received the second dose of the vaccine so far is 353,789. Meanwhile, Covid vaccination has been started in 12 more districts from today. Vaccination will be carried out in Matale, Nuwara Eliya, Kegalle, Trincomalee, Hambantota, Badulla, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Puttalam, Ampara, Batticaloa and Moneragala districts. Meanwhile, the Health Department has decided to administer the Sinopharm vaccine to pregnant mothers. The Piliyandala Medical Officer of the Health Division will commence the vaccination drive tomorrow (09). Dr. Hemantha Herath, Deputy Director General of Public Health Services, Ministry of Health, said that an investigation will be carried out into any irregularities in the administration of the limited doses of the remaining Astrasenica Covshield vaccine.

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