By Pamodi WaravitaThe CMC informed that those between the ages of 59 and 66-years could receive the vaccine as the second dose. A short message service (SMS) text message containing details about the second dose, would be sent to the number they had provided at the time of receiving the first dose, it added. The Epidemiology Unit reports that 540,948 people are still awaiting the second dose of the AstraZeneca Covishield vaccine which was administered at the beginning of the year. A total of 26,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine arrived in the country this week, while another 52,000 doses are expected within the month. Reportedly, the five million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine would be funded by the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

Source: The Nation July 07, 2021 17:48 UTC