Dr. Ananda Wijewickrama receives a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at the National Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH) in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Jan. 29, 2021. Sri Lanka's health officials on Friday kicked off the country's first COVID-19 vaccination program by inoculating a senior consultant physician at the National Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH) who has been in the front lines of the pandemic, local media reported. Dr. Ananda Wijewickrama was the first medical officer to receive the jab on Friday morning, which was monitored by hospital staff and government officials. A senior nurse at the IDH was the second to receive the jab while three military officers also received the jab at the Army Hospital in Colombo. The vaccination program is underway in six major hospitals in Sri Lanka where 250,000 health line workers will be vaccinated in the coming days. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)
