State Minister of Production, Supply and Regulation of Pharmaceuticals Channa Jayasumana says there will be a delay in the arrival of Oxford-AstraZeneca COVIShield vaccine doses, promised by the Japanese government.
The stock was scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka either today or tomorrow.
However, the State Minister said Japanese authorities are experiencing flight delays due to the Tokyo Olympics that began in Tokyo on Friday.
He revealed 1.47 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine will arrive as soon as delays are resolved to provide second doses to the people of Sri Lanka.
