COVID-19 vaccines should be administered annually
Occurred in Sri Lanka on Sept. 25, 2021 at 6:14 a.m.
Reported by Nishadi Gunatilake via Internet on Nov. 10, 2021 at 9:33 p.m.
Reported by Nishadi Gunatilake via Internet on Nov. 10, 2021 at 9:33 p.m.
# COVID-19
# vaccine
# Vaccination
# Neelika Malavige
This report is Confirmed false
and is of
Low Priority.
Here is why -
Many social media posts had attributed this quote to Prof. Neelika Malavige
Professor in Microbiology at University of Sri Jayewardenepura. This was a misrepresentation of a statement made by the professor at a press conference held on the 24th September, where she mentioned that people belonging to certain categories such as people suffering from chronic kidney disease, those who are above the age of 60 etc. might require to be vaccinated annually. Read the external fact check here: https://tinyurl.com/a4snw5sp.