On Monday, Sri lanka received the first batch of 26,000 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, becoming the first south asian country to get the US-made jab.
Health officials said that the 26,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine was the start of the 5 million Pfizer jabs expected by year end.
The consignment was part of the 800,000 Covid-19 jabs to be delivered to the island nation in the next few weeks.
“Great news this morning as #SriLanka becomes the first country in South Asia to purchase a contingent of #Pfizer vaccines. I am proud of the work that is being done by my government to ensure vaccines for all Sri Lankans. Vaccination continues throughout the country,” President Gotabaya Rajapaksa tweeted.
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