9,657 people given COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday (17)

Colombo (News 1st); 9,657 people were given the COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday (17), said the Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry of Health.

Accordingly, a total of 806,449 people were given the vaccine since the 29th of January 2021. Sri Lanka on the 29th of January 2021 commenced its COVID-19 vaccination drive, a day after receiving a consignment of 500,000 doses of Covishield vaccines gifted by India. Three Army personnel and a senior doctor received the first jabs, marking the launch of the roll-out at six main hospitals in Sri Lanka’s Western Province.