COLOMBO (News 1st): The Government has signed an agreement with the Serum Institute in India to purchase 10 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, the State Pharmaceutical Corporation (SPC) said on Friday (Feb. 19).

On behalf of the government, the State Pharmaceutical Corporation of Sri Lanka has signed the agreement with India’s Serum Institute.

According to the SPC, the payment in this regard should be made today (Feb. 19).

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