311,102 2nd doses of anti Covid-19 vaccines were administered yesterday (09). According to State Minister of Production, Supply and Regulation of Pharmaceuticals Prof. Channa Jayasumana, this is the highest number of second doses administered within a day so far. Overall, a total of 490,805 doses of anti Covid-19 vaccines were administered yesterday. According to Epidemiology Unit’s data, 15% of the population or 3,249,670 people in Sri Lanka have now been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Meanwhile, 179,703 first doses of AstraZeneca, Sinopharm and Pfizer shots were rolled out on Monday increasing the total number of half-vaccinated people in the country to over 11 million.

Source: The Nation August 10, 2021 05:37 UTC