May 8, 2021 by Aazam Ameen No CommentsFollowing the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) announcement last night (7) stating that it has approved China’s Sinopharm vaccine for emergency use, Sri Lanka will begin administering the vaccine from today (8). According to Prof. Channa Jayasumana, State Minister of Production, Supply and Regulation of Pharmaceuticals, the inoculation process will begin at 2.30 pm today at the Panadura MOH office. Previously, the Sinopharm vaccine was only administered to Chinese nationals living in Sri Lanka.

Source: The Nation May 08, 2021 04:41 UTC