The Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) is to administer the second dose of the Covishield AstraZeneca vaccine for people above the age of 70 this week.
Dr. Dinuka Guruge, Regional Epidemiologist of the CMC said that an SMS will be sent out to those eligible for the second dose with all the details.
She said that those 70-years and above, who got the first dose of the Covishield AstraZeneca vaccine in Colombo will be informed about the location where the second dose will be administered.