Lanka receives first batch of Pfizer vaccine

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Updated At : 12:26 PM Jul 06, 2021 IST

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Colombo: Sri Lanka on Monday received the first batch of Pfizer vaccine, becoming the first country in South Asia to get the US-made Covid-19 jab. Officials say 26,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine directly purchased by the Sri Lankan government was flown into the country. AP

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