The second dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine given for immunization against the Covid 19 virus will be given from the 12th of this month, even before the dawn of the Sinhala Hindu New Year.
Now that the year is over, a few days have passed. But there is still no sign of a second dose.
The government gave the first dose of this vaccine against the Kovid 19 virus to the people, leaving the PCR tests aside. As the number of injections increased, the number of PCR trials gradually decreased.
However, a large number of Covid vaccines were given in Sri Lanka and some of the side effects were not given much attention.
Meanwhile, the health sector itself alleges that the government has not yet taken a definite decision on giving the second dose to the people.
Upul Rohana, President of the Sri Lanka Public Health Inspectors Association, said that the health authorities and government authorities should clarify whether the second dose should be given as the health staff as well as the public are in a precarious situation due to some issues regarding the vaccine.
According to many international media reports, there are some problems with this vaccine and it is the responsibility of the government and the health authorities to give the second dose of AstraZeneca vaccine at this moment as the health staff who received the vaccine as well as the general public are facing some problems due to this. If so, when? Mr. Upul Rohana further emphasized that the reason for not giving it or not is to explain to the public how to resolve the confusion that exists here.
Meanwhile, the Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists and Professionals says that while decisions are being made around the world on the side effects of the CoviShield vaccine, Sri Lanka is in a situation where there is no scientific evidence of complications from the vaccine as only one dose is wasted and the second dose is not found.
Ravi Kumudesh, president of the association, points out that although there have been suspicious deaths due to blood clots in Sri Lanka, it is not possible to confirm whether they were caused by the vaccine or not. He said that even a committee has not been appointed to look into the level of clinical information.