Sri Lanka completes its vaccine requirement

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Sri Lanka has received the complete quota of COVID vaccines required in the country, including the booster vaccines, State Pharmaceutical Corporation Chairman Dr. Prasanna Gunasena said.

Publishing a special post on his official Facebook page, Dr. Gunasena said it took less than a year for them to complete this gigantic task successfully.

The President entrusted the responsibility on SPC on January 18, 2021 to get down all COVID vaccines into the country.

Accordingly, the vaccines that were brought to the country by the SPC are as follows: 2.8 million (2,865,424) Astra Zeneca vaccine doses, 1.5 million Moderna doses, 195,000 Sputnik V, 26 million Sinopharm and 18 million Pfizer doses.

"Out of the total vaccine doses, we received 6.8 million as aid, mainly from China, Japan, USA and India while the World Health Organization also donated vaccine consignments. The cost per vaccine dose ranged from US$5 to US$7.5," Dr. Gunasena underscored.

Besides, he stated that the majority of vaccines imported were Sinopharm and Pfizer and added the total cost of the Pfizer vaccines were paid through a loan from the World Bank, while the Asian Development Bank bore the full cost of Sinopharm vaccine.

Moreover, Dr. Gunasena said there have been no unusual adverse reactions or severe side effects related to vaccines so far reported in the world or in Sri Lanka. (Sheain Fernandopulle)

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Iwazaru Sunday, 09 January 2022 08:00 PM

This shows how the man is batting on the wrong foot. Up to now, even the vaccine manufactures do not know how many dose and the interval it may need to be used. Just watch CNN and BBC and any one can get this information easily, Just playing for his bosses. Shame!

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Bernard Sunday, 09 January 2022 09:21 PM

Don't hide the fact that there have been many deaths due to vaccination also.

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Jayampathi Sunday, 09 January 2022 09:49 PM

We have imported 48 million dozes. That is sufficient for vaccinate, 3 jars for all age 15 population in the country. (16.5 million ) . But according to available figures we have used only 34 million dozes. Good to know what happen to balance 14 million dozes.

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Aviator Sunday, 09 January 2022 09:50 PM

That is nonsense. There’s hundred of thousands of people who have had either severe reactions to the vaccines or have died. In SL alone, there are so many.

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dw Sunday, 09 January 2022 11:27 PM

There have been only a handful of vaccination related adverse side-effects but in Sri Lanka every day around 35 people die from road accidents and over 3000 get seriously injured. Why focus on minor vaccine related incidents?

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Ruwan Monday, 10 January 2022 12:35 AM

I thought you resigned. Please go.

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Cheers Monday, 10 January 2022 02:06 AM

Fantastic work keep it up sri lanka and the initiative of the president also using Army not leaving it only to health officials. Deaths are everywhere but sri lanka has done well just imagine if Yahapalanaya jokers were in power

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FakeVax Monday, 10 January 2022 10:02 PM

Yes, you are quite right, there have been no unusual adverse reactions or severe side effects reported but COLOSSAL DEATHS.

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