Speaking to The Sunday Morning, Expert Committee member Dr. Rajiva de Silva explained that whether or not approval will be granted is not certain. It was also revealed that the Sinovac-CoronaVac vaccine is being looked at purely as a backup vaccine for the country. Therefore, we do not require the Sinovac-CoronaVac vaccine at the moment. However, if there are delays in procuring the 33 million vaccines, then we might have to think of the Sinovac-CoronaVac vaccine,” sources told The Sunday Morning. NMRA Chief Executive Officer Dr. Kamal Jayasinghe confirmed to The Sunday Morning that the Expert Committee has requested for more details on the Sinovac-CoronaVac vaccine.

Source: The Nation July 03, 2021 17:03 UTC