A consignment of 124,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine arrived in the island this morning. This batch of vaccines is said to be a purchase made by the State Pharmaceuticals Corporation (SPC). The batch of US-made Pfizer vaccines had reportedly arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) at around 2.30 a.m. onboard Qatar Airways flight QR-668. It was then transported from the airport to the special refrigerated storage at the National Blood Transfusion Center, Narahenpita. Sri Lanka had previously received a delivery of 76,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine on August 23 while the country also received 100,000 doses of the US-manufactured Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines on August 09 and August 16.

Source: The Nation August 30, 2021 06:22 UTC