IDH Director Dr. Ananda Wijewickrama will be the first medical professional to receive the COVID19 vaccine.

The government is set to roll out a mass vaccination programme from today onwards with the consignment of vaccines received from India.

Three military professionals received the jabs this morning marking the commencement of the vaccination programme which will first cover the frontline healthcare workers and the military persons.

Vaccines have already been sent to sex main hospitals to begin the vaccination programme, Health Ministry sources said.