In an interview with Indeewari Amuwatte on @HydePark, the Chairman of the State Pharmaceutical Corporation (SPC) revealed that thus far Sri Lanka has spent Rs. 29.24 billion for the vaccine that it has purchased. “For the additional doses as well as the booster, we have to pay anther Rs. He stated that everything for the purpose of vaccination to this year has been secured. “We have secured another 14 million doses of Pfizer vaccine, which is an mRNA-type vaccine which can be given as mix-and-match for any other vaccine given to the population,” he said.

Source: The Nation September 03, 2021 12:11 UTC