The recipients of the first dose of the Sputnik V vaccine will receive their second dose from today, State Minister of Production, Supply, and Regulation of Pharmaceuticals Prof. Channa Jayasumana told reporters yesterday (19).
Prof. Jayasumana made these remarks speaking to the media following an event held in Eppawala.
A new batch of 120,000 doses of the Russia-made Covid-19 vaccine arrived in Sri Lanka last morning. The flight carrying the vaccine shipment arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) from Moscow via Dubai in the UAE.
This batch of Sputnik V second doses is expected to be rolled out in the Kandy District. Following the completion of this vaccination programme, all Sputnik V recipients in Sri Lanka will be fully vaccinated against Covid-19.
Commenting further on the national inoculation drive, the State Minister revealed that Sri Lanka is expected to receive four million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine within the next few months.
Sputnik 2nd doses from today
19 Sep 2021
Sputnik 2nd doses from today
19 Sep 2021