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LNP - Vaccinating children above 12 with chronic illnesses to start this Friday: Prof. Jayasumana

2021-09-23 | Health

Vaccination for children above 12 years of age, who are diagnosed with chronic diseases, would commence at the Lady Ridgeway Hospital from this Friday...

LNP - Youngsters refusing to take vaccines plunging country at risk

2021-09-23 | Health

Referring to the hesitancy shown by the younger population to receive the COVID vaccine, Chairman of State Pharmaceuticals Corporation (SPC) Dr. Prasa...

LNP - Vaccination centres drying up as youngsters refuse vaccines

2021-09-21 | Health

Authorities call on them to be more responsible and take jabs Many youngsters demanding for Pfizer and Moderna Western countries attitude towards Sino...

LNP - UN Chief assures fullest positive cooperation to SL

2021-09-20 | Health

The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has told President Gotabaya Rajapaksa that the UN will provide its full support to Sri Lanka in ...

LNP - Major decline in COVID cases, hospitalization: Health officials

2021-09-20 | Health

There is a sharp decrease in COVID-19 cases being reported daily and also the number of hospitalization has also vastly gone down, Health officials po...

LNP - Medical Specialists request Govt. to further extend lockdown

2021-09-16 | Health

In such a situation where the talks on lifting the current lockdown are in the spotlight, the Association of Medical Specialists (AMS) urged the gover...

LNP - Committee decision on reopening schools, vaccines for school children today

2021-09-15 | Health

The committee decision on beginning the COVID-19 vaccination rollout for school children and which grades could be opened first, will be taken up for ...

LNP - 76,000 vials of Pfizer vaccine flown in

2021-09-14 | Health

Another batch of 76,000 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine reached the country this morning brought by Qatar Airways. The consignment weighed 445 kg an...

LNP - Vaccination for 30-plus to be completed within this week: Govt.

2021-09-14 | Health

While saying that there is hesitancy among some individuals to get COVID vaccines due to needle phobia, State Minister Channa Jayasumana said today th...

LNP - Patient care at Narahenpita Army Hospital at risk: GMOA

2021-09-14 | Health

The responsibility for the breakdown of patient care services at the Narahenpita Army Hospital should be borne by the relevant military officers and t...