Vaccinate all above 30 in Western Province before July 31: Prez tells health officials
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has instructed the health sector official to vaccinate all the people aged over 30 in the Western Province before July 31, the President’s Media Division said.In a statement, it said 60% of the people in the relevant age category in Colombo, 47% in Gampaha and 34% in Kalutara Districts have been so far given the first dose of vaccine.President Rajapaksa emphasized the need to inoculate a higher percentage of people in all parts of the country before September in a systematic manner following the receipt of vaccines that have been ordered.The President gave these instructions at a meeting held at the Presidential Secretariat this morning (02) with the Special Committee on COVID-19 Control on the vaccination drive and future operations.The President also expressed confidence that Sri Lanka would soon receive the required amount of AstraZeneca vaccines for the second dose. Accordingly, the President instructed the health officials to make proper arrangements to provide the second dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine to all those who have received it as the first dose.Meanwhile, Specialist Dr. Prasanna Gunasena, member of the Special Committee on COVID-19 Control, pointed out that the World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended that a person who has received the first dose of AstraZeneca vaccine can receive the second dose within a period up to 45 weeks.The commencement of vaccination drive at the hospitals from last Monday has paved the way to provide COVID-19 vaccines to a large number of people in a short period of time. Steps have been taken to continue the method throughout the island.
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