Sri Lanka and Russia underlined the importance of international scientific collaboration in face of the pandemic and agreed to expand relations between the health-related institutions of the two countries.
The two parties discussed the technology used in production of the vaccine, its safety and efficiency, the results of clinical trials and the status of approvals.
The Sri Lankan side apprised the Russian specialists of the research done on the virus modifications in Sri Lanka and the immunization programme of Sri Lanka.
The Sri Lankan Embassy in Russia facilitated an online meeting between the Ministry of Health of Sri Lanka, the Ministry of Health of Russia and the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology of the Ministry of Health of Russia.
They discussed the 'Sputnik V' vaccine, which is developed by the Russian Gamaleya Research Institute.
The parties discussed the technology used in production of the vaccine, its safety and efficiency, the results of clinical trials and the status of approvals.
The Sri Lankan side apprised the Russian specialists of the research done on the virus modifications in Sri Lanka and the immunization programme of Sri Lanka.
The meeting was chaired by Sri Lanka Ambassador Prof. M. D. Lamawansa who was joined by other staff members of the Embassy.
Russian authorities assured that it is ready to share all the necessary scientific data with Sri Lanka and to hold a series of further discussions to ensure that Sri Lankan authorities possess the full spectrum of information.
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