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India to Grant Oxford Vaccine to Sri Lanka? Source:Ceylontoday Indian High Commissioner in Sri Lanka, Gopal Baglay, has expressed confidence that a sizeable stock of the AstraZeneca vaccine developed by the Oxford University in the UK could be granted to Sri Lanka, when it starts production in India, Senior Presidential Adviser Lalith Weeratunga said. Attention was also paid to the possibility of granting a fair percentage of the vaccine free of charge to Sri Lanka, taking into consideration the long-standing bilateral ties between the two countries, Weeratunga added.  He also said, the High Commissioner has revealed that five pharmaceutical companies in India have undertaken the task of mass producing the vaccine, given the high efficacy levels shown by the AstraZeneca vaccine during clinical trials.  ...