The National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA) has given its approval to use Russia’s 'Sputnik V' vaccine in Sri Lanka, Senior Advisor to the President, Lalith Weeratunga said.
Addressing a special media briefing at the Media Ministry yesterday (10), Weeratunga, who heads the taskforce coordinating the importation of Covid-19 vaccines, said that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa requested Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine from the Russian President and accordingly, Sri Lanka is scheduled to receive the first batch of the said vaccine as a donation.
Weeratunga stressed that the Sputnik vaccine will be procured pending the necessary approvals to vaccinate every Sri Lankan citizen with a special focus on the drivers of the economy in such as the tourism, export and apparel industries.
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