SLMA recommends a third Jab for immunosuppressed persons

September 06, 2021

All persons over the age of sixty years of age and those between 18-60 years of age with co-morbidities should be vaccinated with any available vaccines as the first priority, states a report issued by the Expert Committee of the Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA) An active effort must be made to achieve coverage in this group as early as possible, the report further states. The SLMA Expert Committee recommends the administration of a Pfizer/AstraZeneca/Moderna(spikevax) vaccine as a 3rd dose to immunosuppressed persons. According to SLMA recommendations, the third dose should be given 28 days after the second dose. The Expert Committee report of the SLMA isannexed herewith.

SLMA recommends a third Jab for immunosuppressed persons

RELATED NEWS

Namal Rajapaksa allowed home-cooked meals, three visitors a day in remand custody

Yala National Park zones to close as extreme heat causes wildlife stress

Sri Lanka to begin work on three expressways next year without foreign borrowing

Sri Lanka to issue green number plates for electric vehicles

Namal Rajapaksa allowed home-cooked meals, three visitors a day in remand custody

Yala National Park zones to close as extreme heat causes wildlife stress

Sri Lanka to begin work on three expressways next year without foreign borrowing

Sri Lanka to issue green number plates for electric vehicles

Dengue death toll rises to 73 as cases near 100,000

Dengue death toll rises to 73 as cases near 100,000

Sri Lanka to attend WHO South-East Asia regional meeting in Timor-Leste

Rumesh Tharanga wins Diamond League javelin title in Brussels

Sri Lanka to seek fresh EU GSP+ concession, targets further decade of benefits