‘People have paid Rs.1,000 for Covid-19 vaccine’:SF

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Some of the people who have received COVID -19 vaccines have been charged Rs 1,000, Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka told Parliament yesterday.

While stating that many who had to pay this amount have informed him about it, Field Marshal Fonseka said this situation should be probed.

“We don’t have any intention of sabotaging the government’s vaccine programme but we want to see that it is done in an effective manner,” he said.

“There have been instances where civilians wearing gold chains and unbuttoned shirts have been provided with the vaccine at Field Force Headquarters in Colombo.(YOHAN PERERA AND AJITH SIRIWARDANA)

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Ruwan Gunasekera Wednesday, 09 June 2021 12:11 PM

One of my Uncle had paid 15,000/= x 4 members to Gamampilla, believe me.

Ranjan Wednesday, 09 June 2021 02:27 PM

Terrible

Kamal Ranasinghe Wednesday, 09 June 2021 12:12 PM

If the CID checks, most of the Ministers have a stock of vaccines at their residences.

Eichmann Bernhard (Germany) Wednesday, 09 June 2021 09:08 PM

In Germany, you don't have to pay anything for vaccination

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