Sri Lanka receives 15,000 more doses of Sputnik V vaccine

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – A consignment of 15,000 doses of Russia-manufactured Sputnik V vaccines has arrived in Sri Lanka this morning (August 11).

The vaccine shipment, airfreighted from Russia, reached the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake in a special flight chartered by the Emirates.

The newly-received jabs have been transported to the central vaccine storage complex at the State Pharmaceuticals Corporation (SPC).