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14 m Pfizer jabs ordered as booster shots

21 Sep 2021

Fourteen million Pfizer jabs have been ordered to be administered as a booster shot for the Covid-19 vaccine, State Pharmaceutical Corporation (SPC) Chairman Dr. Prasanna Gunasena announced yesterday (21). Speaking to the media, Dr. Gunasena said that the advance payment for the stock of vaccines has already been made and the payment will be complete via the World Bank by 1 October. He added that the recommendation for a third dose was made by the Expert Committee on Vaccination and Epidemiology in May, and that the booster vaccine could be administered six months after ordering the stocks. “The Expert Committee on Vaccines and Epidemics last May requested that a third dose of the vaccine be given to people who may be at risk in the affected areas due to weakened immunity. Based on the recommendations, we discussed with the Pfizer company and they agreed to give us 14 million shots. This accounts for about 60% of our population that should be vaccinated.” He added that following the double vaccination, if the immunity appears to reduce, the booster dose is given to everyone without any holding back. “There is no need to fear that vaccines will run out. Arrangements have been made to obtain the sufficient quantity for Sri Lanka.”


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