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Colombo, Mar 31 (EFE/EPA).- Sri Lanka received Wednesday 600,000 doses of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine donated by the Chinese government. (Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE).SHOT LIST: SRI LANKAN HEALTH WORKERS UNLOAD A NEWLY ARRIVED SHIPMENT OF THE SINOPHARM COVID-19 VACCINE DONATED BY THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT AT THE MEDICAL SUPPLIES DIVISION IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.
Colombo, Sep 24 (EFE/EPA).- Sri Lanka began Thursday the COVID-19 vaccination drive for children between 12-19 years old with disabilities, chronic illnesses or co-morbidities.Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines are administered to children under supervision and assessment of consultant paediatrician while the parents or guardians are required to produce all medical records of children and also sign a letter of consent. From among the almost 22 million population, Sri Lanka has successfully vaccinated around 96 percent of its over 20 year’s population with the first dose of any COVID-19 vaccine and 77 percent of the same age group with the second doses. The most vaccinated is Sinopharm vaccines, followed by Astra-Zeneca (Vaxzevria), Moderna, Pfizer and Sputnik V. (Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE).SHOT LIST: HOSPITAL WORKERS ADMINISTER A DOSE OF COVID-19 VACCINE TO CHILDREN AT THE LADY RIDGEWAY CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.
Colombo, Jun 28 (EFE/EPA).- Sri Lankan senior citizens received on Monday the second dose of the Oxford Astrazeneca (Covishield) COVID-19 vaccine amid the third wave of the pandemic.Sri Lanka is facing a serious shortage of Astrazeneca vaccines to administer the second dose, according to health authorities.The island nation has so far recorded a total of 253,618 COVID-19 cases with 2,944 deaths while a total of 2,605,558 people have received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 900,519 have already received the second one. (Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE). SHOT LIST: SENIOR CITIZENS RECEIVE THE SECOND JAB OF THE OXFORD ASTRAZENECA COVID-19 VACCINE, AT A TEMPORARY VACCINATION SITE IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.
Dhaka, May 12 (EFE/EPA).- Bangladesh on Wednesday received half a million doses of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine, donated from China. (Camera: MONIRUL ALAM).SHOT LIST: CHINESE AMBASSADOR TO BANGLADESH LI JIMING HANDS OVER THE SINOPHARM COVID-19 VACCINE TO BANGLADESH'S FOREIGN MINISTER DR AK ABDUL MOMEN AND HEALTH MINISTER ZAHID MALEQUE AT THE STATE GUEST HOUSE PADMA IN DHAKA, BANGLADESH.
Montevideo, Feb 25 (EFE).- Uruguay on Thursday received 192,000 doses of China's Sinovac Biotech's CoronaVac, the country's first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines. The country is set to kick off its national inoculation program on March 1. (Camera: SANTIAGO CARBONE). SHOT LIST: A CONTAINER WITH 192,000 DOSES OF SINOVAC BIOTECH COVID-19 VACCINE ARRIVES AT CARRASCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN CIUDAD DE LA COSTA, URUGUAY.