A consignment of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine is expected to arrive in Sri Lanka within the next two weeks, says State Minister of Primary Health Care, Epidemics and COVID Disease Control Dr. Sudarshini Fernandopulle. Thereby, Sri Lanka will be receiving 600,000 doses of Sputnik V vaccine. Earlier this month, Sri Lanka received the first batch of Sputnik V vaccine containing 15,000 doses purchased from Russia. She added that Sputnik V jabs must be administered within 2 hours after the product is removed from the freezer. Sri Lanka has rolled out the Sputnik V jabs among 11,334 people in Colombo, Gothatuwa and Kolonnawa MOH areas.

Source: The Nation May 12, 2021 06:56 UTC