{"id":72994,"date":"2021-05-22T00:31:56","date_gmt":"2021-05-22T05:31:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=72994"},"modified":"2021-05-22T00:31:56","modified_gmt":"2021-05-22T05:31:56","slug":"pharmaceuticals-corporation-chairman-dr-prasanna-gunasena-says-32-million-doses-of-covid-19-vaccines-comprising-13-million-doses-of-sputnik-v-5-million-doses-of-pfizer-and-14-million-doses-of-sinop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=72994","title":{"rendered":"Pharmaceuticals Corporation  Chairman  Dr Prasanna Gunasena says 32 Million doses of COVID-19 vaccines Comprising 13 million doses of Sputnik-V, 5 million doses of Pfizer and 14 million doses of Sinopharm have been Secured for Sri Lanka"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By<\/p>\n<p>Sheain Fernandopulle<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The State Pharmaceuticals Corporation of Sri Lanka (SPC) has been able to secure 32 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines for Sri Lanka, SPC Chairman Dr Prasanna Gunasena said.<\/p>\n<p>He said this during a meeting held with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and other officials at the Presidential Secretariat today.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Gunasena said according to the Epidemiology Unit, a total of 29 million doses are required to vaccinate population above 20 years of age.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Accordingly, 13 million doses of Sputnik-V, 5 million doses of Pfizer and 14 million doses of Sinopharm vaccines have been secured,&#8221; Dr Gunasena said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These vaccines are expected to arrive before December 31 this year. It should be noted that we have secured additional doses of three million,&#8221; he underlined.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In addition, the US State Department is to give 2-5 million doses of AstraZeneca out of which 600,000 doses are expected to come by June. Also, a stock of 300,000 Pfizer vaccines would arrive in July,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As far as delivery schedule is concerned, 100,000 of Sputnik-V and 500,000 of Sinopharm vaccines are expected to arrive next Monday while one million doses of Sputnik-V and three million of Sinopharm are expected to be delivered in the month of June,&#8221; Dr Gunasena added. <\/p>\n<p><em>Courtesy:Daily Mirror<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"tweetbutton72994\" class=\"tw_button\" style=\"float:right;margin-left:10px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdbsjeyaraj.com%2Fdbsj%2F%3Fp%3D72994&amp;text=Pharmaceuticals%20Corporation%20%20Chairman%20%20Dr%20Prasanna%20Gunasena%20says%2032%20Million%20doses%20of%20COVID-19%20vaccines...%20&amp;related=&amp;lang=en&amp;count=horizontal\" class=\"twitter-share-button\"  style=\"width:55px;height:22px;background:transparent url('https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-tweet-button\/tweetn.png') no-repeat  0 0;text-align:left;text-indent:-9999px;display:block;\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Sheain Fernandopulle The State Pharmaceuticals Corporation of Sri Lanka (SPC) has been able to secure 32 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines for Sri Lanka, SPC Chairman Dr Prasanna Gunasena said. He said this during a meeting held with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and other officials at the Presidential Secretariat today. 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