Sri Lanka receives another batch of Pfizer vaccines
Posted by Editor on September 13, 2021 - 7:00 am
Sri Lanka today received another consignment of the US-manufactured Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.
73,710 doses of the Pfizer vaccine purchased by the State Pharmaceuticals Corporation (SPC) reached the country this morning brought by Qatar Airways.
The consignment weighed 445 kg and was packed in boxes with dry ice.
The vaccine was originally flown via Amsterdam, the Netherlands to Doha, Qatar and from there to the Katunayake Airport around 2.15 am.
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Hope this lot was unloaded in the Mattala Airport to service the pals of the Prince.
Another stupid comment from an old soul who thinks they know it all.