Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday (15) stated that the governgovernment has planned to vaccinate children over 12 years against COVID-19ment has planned to vaccinate children over 12 years against COVID-19 and the programme in this regard will be initiated step by step.
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa was speaking at the inauguration of the Southern Province COVID-19 Child Care Unit at the Hambantota Hospital via video technology from Carlton House in Tangalle.
The Prime Minister said children with various complications will be given priority when vaccinating children.
Prime Minister’s wife Shiranthi Rajapaksa inaugurated the Southern Provincial COVID-19 Pediatric Unit at the Hambantota Hospital. She then went on an observation tour with the nursing staff, including its doctors. Covid treatment at Hambantota Hospital was first started in March 2020.It has now treated about 6,000 patients since then.
