The President’s Media Division says that approximately 95% of the country’s population over the age of 30 years has been vaccinated with both doses of Covid-19 vaccines.
Issuing a statement, it said that those in the age group of 20-30 years and children aged between 12-19 years are currently being vaccinated.
This observation was made at the online meeting of the Special Committee on COVID-19 Control chaired by Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa this morning (October 01).
Approximately 95% of the total population over the age of 30 has been vaccinated with both doses. The vaccination of people in the age group of 20 to 30 years and the vaccination of children aged 12 to 19 years, who are with chronic diseases, is being carried out successfully.
The Special Committee on COVID-19 Control decided to conduct a comprehensive census of vaccinations as soon as possible.
