Health

The Lady Ridgeway Children’s Hospital has requested parents to register their children aged between 12 and 19 years suffering from disabilities or chronic illness to schedule a date and time for COVID-19 vaccinations. The parents are required to produce all the medical records of the child when bringing them for vaccinations, according to a notice published in the official website of the hospital. A Consultant Paediatrician will assess the relevant medical records before deciding whether the vaccine would be administered. Hence, registering for vaccination does not guarantee that the child will definitely receive the vaccine, the notice read further. The registration form can be accessed from the Lady Ridgeway Hospital’s website. Rolling out Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines for the children with co-morbidities who belong to the aforementioned age group is all set to commence at the Lady Ridgeway Hospital tomorrow (Sep. 24). In the initial phase of this program, vaccinations will continue in Colombo, Kalutara, Gampaha, Kurunegala and Anuradhapura districts. A stepwise scaling up to other provinces/districts will be done in due course, the Director-General of Health Services Dr. Asela Gunawardena said, directing a set of guidelines to relevant health authorities in these areas. The parents will be required to sign a letter giving consent to administer the Pfizer vaccine to their children. As per the guidelines, children who recovered from COVID-19 should be vaccinated irrespective of the previous infection disease condition. They can be vaccinated after two weeks since recovery. The underlying health conditions eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations are as follows: The list of hospitals where Pfizer vaccinations for children with specified co-morbidities will be carried out: Kalutara District
• Panadura Base Hospital
• Horana Base Hospital
• Pimbura Base Hospital
• Kalutara District General Hospital
• Beruwala Base Hospital Colombo District
• Colombo South Teaching Hospital, Kalubowila
• Apeksha Hospital, Maharagama
• Lady Ridgeway Hospital (LRH) for Children
• Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH)
• Colombo East Base Hospital, Mulleriyawa
• Dr. Neville Fernando Hospital
• Sri Jayewardenepura Teaching Hospital
• Sri Lanka Military Hospital
• Police Hospital
• Navy Hospital, Welisara
• Kotelawala Defence Teaching Hospital
• Avissawella Base Hospital
• Homagama Base Hospital Gampaha District
• Colombo North Teaching Hospital, Ragama
• Gampaha District General Hospital
• Negombo District General Hospital
• Wathupitiwela Base Hospital
• Mirigama Base Hospital
• Minuwangoda Base Hospital
• Kiribathgoda Base Hospital Anuradhapura District
• Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital Kurunegala District
• Kurunegala Teaching Hospital