According to the Department of Government Information, Minister of Mass Media Keheliya Rambukwella has forwardea request to the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 Prevention to provide the COVID-19 vaccine to journalists, who are also in the front line against coronavirus by raising awareness among the public.
Minister had made the request at the COVID-19 prevention committee meeting chaired by the President.
There are around 6,000 registered journalists with the Department of Government Information and 1,500 of them are provincial correspondents.