The remaining stock of Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccines will be rolled out among the fisherfolk in Mannar area, says the Commander of Sri Lanka Army. “Some countries do not allow the entry of non-vaccinated individuals while some countries accept only Pfizer vaccine recipients,” General Shavendra Silva explained. A consignment of 26,000 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines purchased by the State Pharmaceuticals Corporation (SPC) had arrived in Sri Lanka on Monday morning (July 05). Sri Lanka is expecting 26,000 more doses of Pfizer vaccine next week and another 60,000 and 90,000 more in the third and fourth weeks of July respectively. Speaking further, General Shavendra Silva stated that 2,315 students who are going abroad for higher studies have registered themselves to receive the Sinopharm vaccine.

Source: The Nation July 09, 2021 04:52 UTC