Colombo: Japan contributed 1.4 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to Sri Lanka, which has faced severe AstraZeneca vaccine shortages to complete the second dose.
Japanese donations followed the personal request made by President Sri Lanka Gotabaya Rajapaksa to Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, said a statement from the President’s Office.
The first of the consignment – was 728,460 doses – flown to the Island of the Indian Ocean on July 31, under the Covax facility.
The next astrazeneca vaccine batch will arrive on August 7 7.
Sri Lanka has faced the shortcomings of more than 500,000 doses of astrazeneca vaccine after producers in neighboring India failed to provide a promised shot of nearly 13 million, because of its surge.
from viruses in India.
The total Sri Lankan case has reached 313,769 and 4,571 deaths confirmed.
Japan donated 1.4 million doses of astrazeneca vaccine to Sri Lanka
