Tag: Vaccine

COVID-19 vaccine distribution in the United States has been so quick and vast that most adults have been given the option to get at least one shot.

In a message to citizens of Colombo, Mayor Rosy Senanayake today said the state procurement system had managed to source and procure an adequate stock of AstraZeneca vaccines for the second dose, which will be received within the next 14 days.

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday appealed for wealthier countries to delay vaccinating younger people against COVID-19 and instead donate doses to the COVAX global vaccine solidarity initiative.

The coronavirus vaccination programme is being conducted at 59 vaccination centres in Colombo, Gampaha and Kalutara Districts.

The Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry of Health has published comprehensive guidelines on the use of the Sinopharm and Sputnik vaccines which includes the side effects one can experience.

The World Bank on Thursday announced a USD 80.5 million credit for Sri Lanka to help it purchase vaccines for fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.

The coronavirus vaccination programme will be conducted today, despite an islandwide travel restriction being enforced from today till Monday (17).

The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Wednesday decided to begin Covid-19 vaccination registration for people in the age bracket of 30 to 40 years after Eidul Fitr as the number of infections continues to decline.

Data from the rollout of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine shows one dose of the shot results in 80% less risk of death from the disease, Public Health England said on Monday.

U.S. regulators authorized Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine for use in children as young as 12 and said they could begin receiving shots as soon as Thursday.