Sri Lanka can vaccinate 10% by September: WHO

WHO Director General commends Sri Lanka for being able to meet vaccination target

by Amani Nilar 02-08-2021 | 10:07 AM
COLOMBO (News 1st); The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has commended Sri Lanka for managing to vaccinate over 3 million persons in the last 7 days. Ghebreyesus has also pointed out that Sri Lanka will be able to fully vaccinate 10% of its population ahead of the target set, in September. The Director-General of WHO has also thanked the Government and people of for their efforts, and continued vigilance on proven public health and social measures to suppress the virus. https://twitter.com/DrTedros/status/1421952909307224069