By Buddhika SamaraweeraUnder the programme of administering a third dose of the Covid-19 vaccines, out of those who received the Chinese-made Sinopharm vaccine, those over 60 years of age and those below 60 years who suffer co-morbidities will be given a third dose, the Health Ministry confirmed. Now we have to order the vaccines and see how much we are going to get, since there is a huge demand for the Covid-19 vaccines at present. Only once a particular amount of vaccine is received can we decide on how this programme should be implemented,” he added. “In May this year, we signed an agreement based on the ACCD’s recommendations to secure four million Pfizer-BioNTech doses for children, and 14 million extra doses. We have already paid the cost for the four million Pfizer-BioNTech doses, all of which will be in the country by the end-October.

Source: The Nation October 03, 2021 17:48 UTC