Over 1.6 million persons have been administered with the COVID-19 vaccine’s booster dose, the Epidemiology Unit said.
According to the Unit, 200,346 people have been administered with the third dose yesterday (14). Vaccination of those above 20 years commenced this week. The Health Ministry plans to administer Pfizer vaccine to school students between ages of 12 and 15.
Over 10 million have got the second dose of Sinopharm vaccine, 1.4 million administered with Covishield vaccine, 155,812 have received the second dose of Sputnik V, 467,323 administered with Pfizer and 787,361 with Moderna COVID vaccine.
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa directed authorities to ensure the majority of the public are given the third dose ahead of the festive season.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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