Prison inmates to be vaccinated against COVID from today

Prison inmates to be vaccinated against COVID from today

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) The Department of Prisons says arrangements have been made to administer vaccines against COVID-19 to prison inmates from today.

Prisons Spokesperson Commissioner of Prisons Chandana Ekanayake said under the first phase, inmates of the Colombo New Magazine Prison, Colombo Remand Prison and Welikada Prison will be vaccinated with the Chinese manufactured Sinopharm vaccine.