{"id":114520,"date":"2021-05-24T15:58:37","date_gmt":"2021-05-24T22:58:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=114520"},"modified":"2021-05-24T15:58:37","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T22:58:37","slug":"calling-on-all-sri-lankans-to-appeal-to-president-biden-for-assistance-with-covid-vaccines-for-sri-lanka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2021\/05\/24\/calling-on-all-sri-lankans-to-appeal-to-president-biden-for-assistance-with-covid-vaccines-for-sri-lanka\/","title":{"rendered":"CALLING ON ALL SRI LANKANS TO APPEAL TO PRESIDENT BIDEN FOR ASSISTANCE WITH COVID VACCINES FOR SRI LANKA"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>For and on behalf of:\u00a0 The Sri Lankan American Action Coalition (SLAAC) \u2013 Anjalika Silva &#8211; USA<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Steps to follow:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Use the link below.<\/li><li>Make the text short to fit the limited number of characters.&nbsp; The text below fitted into the allocation of characters.<\/li><li>Complete the information with email to register request.<\/li><li>Expect a response.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/contact\/\">Contact\nUs | The White House<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;(Link\nto the White House )<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To:\nPresident Joe Biden and Vice President:&nbsp; Kamala\nHarris<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From:&nbsp; US Citizens of Sri Lankan Origin seeking\nassistance with Covid Vaccines <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Date:&nbsp; May 23, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\nthe citizens of the US who are originally from Sri Lanka convey our\nappreciation to you that we are now able to ease our anxiety with Covid19 due\nto your leadership given to speedy and ample vaccinations provided to the\npeople.&nbsp; We commend your effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However,\nit is not so in our home country Sri Lanka, the closest neighbor to India.&nbsp; Their situation is dire with the spread of\nCovid spilling through from India.&nbsp; It is\nsad that in the US news, we noted no mention about Sri Lanka, the closest\nisland nation in references to the region.&nbsp;\nSri Lanka is swimming distance from India.&nbsp; Sri Lanka stands alone without\nattention.&nbsp; People are dying.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Physical\nfacilities were anticipated and speedily provided but the most critical need,\nVACCINES are not arriving in time for the people.&nbsp; We appeal to you to please turn your\nattention on Sri Lanka also in the cluster of countries affected in the region.\n&nbsp;We hope this will get your\nattention.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Given\nbelow is the link to a news item from Sri Lanka that refers to the role that\nthe US can play.&nbsp; Lives of the people\nthere in the small island matter.&nbsp; Thank\nyou.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sri\nLanka Newspapers \u2013 Island <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-the-island\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/island.lk\/how-joe-biden-could-vaccinate-the-world-2\/\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Appeal\nfrom the Sri Lanka Medical Association of North America <a href=\"https:\/\/slmana.org\/covid-19-vaccines-for-sri-lanka\/\">https:\/\/slmana.org\/covid-19-vaccines-for-sri-lanka\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For\nand on behalf of:&nbsp; The Sri Lankan\nAmerican Action Coalition (SLAAC) \u2013 Anjalika Silva &#8211; USA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For and on behalf of:\u00a0 The Sri Lankan American Action Coalition (SLAAC) \u2013 Anjalika Silva &#8211; USA Steps to follow: Use the link below. Make the text short to fit the limited number of characters.&nbsp; The text below fitted into the allocation of characters. Complete the information with email to register request. Expect a response. 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