A consignment of 500,000 doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines ordered from India have arrived in Sri Lanka this afternoon (February 25), says State Minister of Production, Supply and Regulation of Pharmaceuticals Prof. Channa Jayasumana. State Pharmaceutical Corporation had recently signed an order with Serum Institute of India (SII) for 10 million doses of the vaccine. Accordingly, the first batch of the vaccine was delivered to Sri Lanka today. Sri Lanka’s inoculation drive commenced on 29 January after 500,000 doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute were donated by India. Oxford-AstraZeneca’s Covishield is being manufactured by Pune-based Serum Institute.

Source: The Nation February 25, 2021 08:37 UTC