Flight carrying first consignment of COVID Oxford AstraZeneca vaccines touches down at BIA

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An Indian Airlines Flight AI 281 carrying 500,000 Oxford AstraZeneca vaccines donated by India landed at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) a short while ago.

This is the first consignment of Oxford - AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines to have arrived in Sri Lanka.

The consignment packed in 42 boxes was received by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Airport

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Flight carrying first consignment of COVID Oxford AstraZeneca vaccines touches down at BIA

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