Three-day inoculation program in WP from tomorrow for unvaccinated senior citizens

Three-day inoculation program in WP from tomorrow for unvaccinated senior citizens

August 10, 2021   06:59 pm

A three-day COVID vaccination program operative at three hospitals in the Western Province from tomorrow (August 11) for people above the age of 60 years who are yet to receive their first dose, says the Department of Government Information.

Sri Lanka Army Hospital in Narahenpita, District General Hospital in Gampaha and the District General Hospital in Kalutara will be rolling out the vaccinations.

The National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) has already collected the information about unvaccinated senior citizens in the Western Province.

Accordingly, the NOCPCO will inform them of the vaccination date, location and time via a text message.

Details of the three-day vaccination program are as follows:

• Colombo District – Army Hospital in Narahenpita (on August 11, 12 and 13)

• Gampaha District – District General Hospital in Gampaha (on August 12, 13 and 14)

• Kalutara District – District General Hospital (on August 12)


Unvaccinated senior citizens who have not submitted their information to the NOCPCO or those who wish to obtain further information have been requested to contact 1906 hotline.

Disclaimer: All the comments will be moderated by the AD editorial. Abstain from posting comments that are obscene, defamatory or slanderous. Please avoid outside hyperlinks inside the comment and avoid typing all capitalized comments. Help us delete comments that do not follow these guidelines by flagging them(mouse over a comment and click the flag icon on the right side). Do use these forums to voice your opinions and create healthy discourse.

Most Viewed Video Stories

Cabinet grants approval to obtain US$ 100 million for tourism sector development programme (English)

Cabinet grants approval to obtain US$ 100 million for tourism sector development programme (English)

No wind power plants in Mannar without residents’ consent – President (English)

Sajith meets Indian FM Nirmala Sitharaman in Delhi (English)

Vatican reaffirms support for Sri Lanka’s efforts to strengthen ethnic and religious harmony (English)

MP Dilith Jayaweera advocates for programs to foster entrepreneurial mindset among youth (English)

Petitions filed by ex-Minister Keheliya's family members against assets freeze dismissed by SC (English)

Govt. will only take policy-based decisions; PM on education reforms (English)

Six arrested over seizure of 335kg of narcotics detained for questioning (English)