Over 10 million vaccinated with both doses in Sri Lanka

10 Sep, 2021

Over 10 million people have been vaccinated with both doses of the coronavirus vaccine in Sri Lanka.

The Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry of Health said that 10,211,537 people have got both jabs as of today.

According to the Epidemiology Unit 1,426,469 people have got the first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine and 889,110 the second dose.

The Epidemiology Unit said that 10,496,253 people have got the first dose of the Sinopharm vaccine and 8,318,368 the second dose.

Meanwhile, 159,089 people have got the first dose of the Sputnik V vaccine and 43,450 the second dose, 410,224 the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine and 237,163 the second dose while 772,771 have got the first dose of the Moderna vaccine and 723,446 the second dose. (Colombo Gazette)

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