Single-dose Sputnik V plan approved by expert committee: Keheliya

News

Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella today defended a move to provide only one dose of Sputnik V as an expert committee had approved the plan.

Minister Rambukwella told the post cabinet news conference that Dr S.M Arnold, of the Health Ministry had headed the expert committee and included four other members.

Journalists questioned the minister as to why health authorities had got the recipients’ consent that they were agreeable to receive only one dose of the Sputnik V vaccine. People’s signatures have been obtained in this regard during the vaccination programme in Kandy.

However, Dr Hemantha Herath, Deputy Director General of Health Services on Monday (31) said he was not aware about getting recipient’s consent to obtain only one dose.

Comments

Still No Comments Posted.

Leave Comments

Most Reviews

May 31, 2025

- 495 - 0

Flt Lt Kasun Cumaratunga , more than a pilot, a guardian remembered on his 37th death anniversary

Kasun, was born in 28th Sept 1964, the grandson of the legendary author and linguist Munidasa Cumaratunga and son of SSP Bindu Kumaratunga and Winifred

June 2, 2025

- 463 - 0

National Tax week launched

The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) backed by the Excise and Customs Department today launched a fresh drive to collect taxes including some Rs.780 billion listed as ‘collectable defaults’.

June 2, 2025

- 372 - 0

SriLankan Airlines’ new A330 Fleet to perform low fly past over Colombo on Wed.

May 30, 2025

- 269 - 0

In Pix: Weather situation in Colombo

June 6, 2025

- 211 - 0

SriLankan flight grounded in Indonesia

A SriLankan airlines flight has been grounded in an airport in Indonesia due to a technical defect leaving 93 passengers stranded, an official said.

June 3, 2025

- 210 - 0

Krishanthi Kumaraswami convicts FR dismissed by SC

The Supreme Court today unanimously dismissed a Fundamental Rights petition filed by five convicts in the 1996 Krishanthi Kumaraswamy abduction, rape, and murder case.