Sri Lanka kicks off COVID vaccination drive

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Sri Lanka's COVID-19 vaccination drive was kicked off this morning and three soldiers in the frontline of fighting COVID-19 were vaccinated with COVISHIELD vaccine at the Army Hospital in Narahenpita.

This Covidshield vaccine injected in two doses per person to be used at Colombo National Hospital, Ragama Hospital and six other hospitals, including the Colombo Army Hospital and the Panagoda Army Hospital today.

From tomorrow, it will be taken to other areas hospitals and all Army Hospitals to be vaccinated.

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Era Friday, 29 January 2021 09:52 AM

Army first ?

Nihal Friday, 29 January 2021 04:31 PM

Era, The Army stepped in because doctors are “clueless and waiting for the vaccines”

R. Anthony Friday, 29 January 2021 04:41 PM

Why not the Parliamentarians, and Leaders first.

dickie bird Friday, 29 January 2021 09:13 PM

iTS NO BID DEAL, FOCUS ON FINDING A LOCAL SOLUTION. We have it in our Hela vedalama.

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