Sri Lanka on Saturday announced plans to offer booster shots to front-line workers followed by the elderly as the island nation gears up to further ease COVID-19 restrictions.
Starting Nov. 1, workers in the health, security, airport and tourism sectors will start receiving a third dose of vaccine, said Channa Jayasumana, the state minister of pharmaceutical production, supply and regulation.So far, 59 per cent of the 22 million population have been vaccinated, and the Health Ministry expects the rate to rise to 70 per cent within three weeks.The booster rollout comes ahead of the government's plans to lift monthslong travel restrictions between provinces on Nov.
Sri Lanka lifted a six-week lockdown on Oct. 1 and since then, life has begun returning to normal with the reopening of cinemas, restaurants and wedding parties as COVID-19 daily cases fell to below 1,000 with less than 50 deaths.RELATED IMAGES
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