January 29, 2021 by Lahiru Pothmulla No CommentsChief Epidemiologist Dr. Sudath Samaraweera said that no side effects were reported from those who were given the COVID-19 vaccine today. He said the health staff members and other frontline workers in COVID-19 prevention activities attended enthusiastically in the immunization programme. “All categories of staff showed the same enthusiasm. The vaccination programme will be carried out covering the entire country tomorrow. We hope to immunize a large group of healthcare staff and other frontline workers in COVID-19 prevention tomorrow,” he said.

Source: The Nation January 29, 2021 17:03 UTC