Categories: Articles

LNP -University students to be given Pfizer vaccine as booster dose

University students fully vaccinated with Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine will be given a booster of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, says the Director-General of Health Services.

According to Dr. Asela Gunawardena, this booster dose will be administered to university students 6 months after they received the second dose of the COVID vaccine.

“Receiving the Pfizer booster dose will be delayed if university students keep pushing back getting vaccinated,” he added.

Dr. Gunawardena urged the students to get themselves vaccinated against COVID-19 from the nearest university without further ado.

Tyronne Jayamanne

Recent Posts

LNP – Former Ambassador Udayanga Weeratunga arrested

Former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Russia, Udayanga Weeratunga, has been arrested by the Mirihana Police.

3 hours ago

LNP – Nearly 1,000 containers stranded at Colombo Port due to clearance delays

The Container Transport Vehicle Owners Association reports that between 800 to 1,000 container transport vehicles…

7 hours ago

LNP – Banks’ SRR under review for improved policy execution

Objective once again is to further make the monetary policy implementation effective while making it…

7 hours ago

LNP – Fort-Katunayake luxury buses allowed access to BIA after 6 years

The Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) has announced that luxury buses operating on the…

7 hours ago

LNP – All five living US presidents unite at funeral of Jimmy Carter

ll five living US presidents attended Jimmy Carter’s funeral at the National Cathedral in Washington,…

13 hours ago

LNP – Two new Court of Appeal Justices sworn in

Two newly appointed Court of Appeal Justices were formally sworn in before President Anura Kumara…

13 hours ago