Sri Lanka To Receive 264,000 Doses of "Oxford " Corona Vaccine Under "Covax " Facility This Sunday (07)

 Sri Lanka is due to receive 264,000 doses of Oxford -Astra Zeneca "Covishield "Vaccine under the first phase of  "Covax "Corona vaccine facility of World Health Organization (WHO) this Sunday (07) according to State Minister of Covid -19 prevention Primary Healthcare and Epidemiology Dr.Sudarshani Fernandopulle .

Sri Lanka is due to receive Corona vaccine doses under "Covax " facility of WHO for 20 percent  of the local  population the State Minister has stated . 

Sri Lanka so far received 500,000 doses of the "Covishield  "vaccine made in "Serum " Institute of India as a donation from Indian government and another 500,000 doses of the vaccine purchased from the "Serum " Institute .