COLOMBO (News 1st); State Minister of Production, Supply and Regulation of Pharmaceuticals Prof. Channa Jayasumana warns of a mutation of the COVID-19 virus that is immune to the vaccine.

He says that the A-30 mutation of the virus is immune to even the best vaccines, including Pfizer and AstraZeneca.

Prof. Jayasumana highlighted that American and European countries have also directed their attention towards this particular COVID-19 mutation.

While pointing out that Sri Lanka also faced certain challenges during the process of bringing down vaccines into the country, he also mentioned that it is in fact a challenge that countries around the world, including Sri Lanka, which are facing crucial times while dealing with the medicine mafia.

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