Colombo residents above 20 vaccinated from tomorrow

September 5, 2021 01:51 pm

A program to vaccinate persons above the age of 20 years against the COVID-19 pandemic will be launched in Colombo tomorrow (September 06).

Dr. Dinuka Guruge, Regional Epidemiologist of the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC), tweeted that temporary or permanent residents of Colombo 1-15 areas are eligible for this vaccine drive.

Individuals born after 2001 will be vaccinated at the following locations from 9 am to 3 pm throughout this week.

1) Sugathadasa Stadium - walk-in
2) Ginthupitiya MOH office - walk-in
3) Forbes Road Community Hall - walk-in and e-channeling
4) Campbell Park - walk-in
5) Shalika Hall - walk-in and e-channeling
6) Roxy Gardens - walk-in and e-channeling

Dr. Guruge tweeted that e-channeling will commence at 6.00 pm in the evening.

She further requested the public not to overcrowd or panic as there are sufficient vaccines available.

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.