Another 500,000 Doses of Oxford -AstraZeneca "Covishield "Anti Corona Vaccine had brought by Sri Lankan Airlines flight from Chennai ,India this evening (25)according to Health officials .
The consignment. Of Covishield vaccine doses which was manufactured at Serum institute in India had been airlifted to Sti lanka from.Chennai it had been revealed .
This is a part of Covishield vaccines imported from india by Government owned State Pharmaceuticals Corporation and they are due to be vaccinated proritising persons over 60 years and those who are with co morbidities according to Health Ministry .
India had donated 500,000 Doses of Covishield vaccines last month to Sri lanka and upto now nearly 400,000 doses from it had been vaccinated so far it has been revealed .
