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International Travel Information
What you need to know before you go: visas, Embassy & Consulate locations, vaccinations, etc.
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COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
Since July, 2021 the United States has donated 3,408,370 safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine doses with the people of Sri Lanka. This includes 1,908,270 Pfizer and 1,500,100 Moderna doses. Of the 3,408,370 vaccine doses, 100% were donated in partnership with COVAX.
The United States is committed to leading an international and coordinated effort to accelerate access to safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines to meet global needs. The United States is working with other governments and partners including COVAX, Caricom, and the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT) to protect communities from COVID-19 and apply lessons from this pandemic to enhance health security now and in the future.
Learn more about our work Delivering Vaccines and on COVID-19 Recovery.
Highlights
![Sri Lanka Flag: Yellow with two panels; the smaller hoist-side panel has two equal vertical bands of green (hoist side) and orange; the other larger panel depicts a yellow lion holding a sword on a maroon rectangular field that also displays a yellow bo leaf in each corner; the yellow field appears as a border around the entire flag and extends between the two panels; the lion represents Sinhalese ethnicity, the strength of the nation, and bravery; the sword demonstrates the sovereignty of the nation; the four bo leaves - symbolizing Buddhism and its influence on the country - stand for the four virtues of kindness, friendliness, happiness, and equanimity; orange signifies Sri Lankan Tamils, green Sri Lankan Moors, and maroon the Sinhalese majority; yellow denotes other ethnic groups; also referred to as the Lion Flag [CIA World Fact Book]](https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/ce-lgflag.gif){kind=small}
