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Sri Lanka’s fully vaccinated population rose to 1,722,998 with 175,696 persons receiving either the first or second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday.
The first dose of a vaccine has been administered to 6,317,202 persons in total.
On Wednesday, 111,465 persons received the first dose of Moderna and 349,848 persons have received the first dose of Moderna to date.
The first dose of Pfizer has been administered to 91,992 persons, including 16,252 persons vaccinated on Wednesday.
The Epidemiology Unit states that on Wednesday 42,814 persons received the first dose of Sinopharm and 5,165 persons received the second dose of Sinopharm. In total, the first dose of the vaccine has been administered to 4,791,039 persons and the second dose has been administered to 1,322,649 persons.
Although the vaccines were not administered on Wednesday, the Sputnik V first dose has been administered to 159,081 persons and 14,464 persons have received both doses of the vaccine. The first dose of AstraZeneca has been administered to 925,242 persons and the second dose to 385,885 persons.
Meanwhile, Pharmaceutical Production, Supply and Regulation State Minister Prof. Channa Jayasumana said over 95.9% of the over 30 population in Colombo District have received at least one dose of a COVD-19 vaccine.
“The main focus is on the above 30 population. If we complete administering the first dose to them by 30 August, the person who receives the first dose on 30 August will receive the second dose on 15 October. Thus, 15 October will be special as a significant portion of the population will be protected by then,” Prof. Jayasumana said.
In addition to this, an investigation has been launched into an incident where an individual from Udaperadeniya was mistakenly administered two doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the same time.
While the individual experienced side effects like dizziness and pain and sought medical treatment, the Ganawata Koralaya MOH will be required to submit a report on the incident to the Kandy Regional Director of Health.
