(UTV | COLOMBO) – President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus held discussions on the coronavirus situation and shortage of vaccines via zoom technology today.
President Rajapaksa said he has faith that Dr. Tedros will make efforts to fulfill Sri Lanka’s need for 600,000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for the 2nd jab.
He said globally, there is a need for 20 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine for the 2nd dose.
The President further revealed that at the meeting, it transpired that approval would be given in another 2-3 days for the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine to be used for emergency use.