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Sri Lanka ranked first in the world as the country with the fastest vaccination drive for the past week.
According to Our World in Data website , Sri Lanka had inoculated 13% of the population during the week.
Ecuador trails behind Sri Lanka with 12.5%, Brunei 11.7% and New Zealand 11.6%.
The website says it is counted as a single dose, and may not equal the total number of people vaccinated, depending on the specific dose regime.
Meanwhile, the Chinese embassy in Colombo in a Twitter message lauded Sri Lanka for the achievement of most vaccinations during week that just ended.
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