File Photo: Sri Lanka’s Health Ministry said on Monday it is looking into the possibility of proceeding with legal action against those who do not take booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

File Photo: A boy receives a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at a hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka after authorities began administering the COVID-19 vaccines to children aged 12 to 19 years last year. Anver Hamdani, director of Medical Technological Services and ministry coordinator in charge of COVID-19 at the Health Ministry, told reporters that the health minister had sought the advice of the attorney general in this regard. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)

File Photo: A girl receives a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at a hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka. “Accordingly, we hope to work within a legal framework in the future based on that legal advice,” Anver said. “The aim of imposing a fine or implementing such laws pertaining to the third dose of the vaccine is to safeguard the people.” (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)

File Photo: Children and their parents fill in forms for receiving COVID-19 vaccines at a hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)