Rajapaksa said that five million doses of the Chinese Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine and 2.5 million doses of the Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine are expected to be received during the month of July. He said: “In addition, arrangements have also been made to obtain two million doses of the Russian Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine and the country is expecting to receive those doses in August. Speaking to The Sunday Morning, Prof. Jayasumana said that the Government is expecting more doses of Sputnik V, Sinovac, and Moderna vaccines within the month of July. China will most probably send us five million doses of Sinopharm and out of that, two million doses will be received as the first consignment during the first week of July. By the end of July, there won’t be anyone above 60 years of age in Sri Lanka who wouldn’t have received the vaccine,” he said.

Source: The Nation June 26, 2021 17:03 UTC