A consignment of 7 million ‘Sputnik V’ COVID-19 vaccines manufactured by Russia is expected to arrive in Sri Lanka soon.
The National Operations Centre for the Prevention of COVID-19 (NOCPC) said Sri Lanka will receive the vaccine doses from Russia soon.
The National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA) of Sri Lanka approved the use of the ‘Sputnik V’ COVID-19 vaccine in March.
The Expert Committee of the NMRA approved the vaccine for emergency use in Sri Lanka.
Russia’s Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Senior Advisor to the President, Lalith Weeratunga have also discussed the possibility of obtaining the first batch of the ‘Sputnik V’ vaccine as a gift.
Meanwhile, Head of the NOCPC Army Commander General Shavendra Silva said the vaccination process is continuing in the Colombo and Gampaha Districts as planned.
He said the public will receive their second dose of the vaccine in the second week of April as scheduled. (NewsWire)