Pfizer vaccine to be given from today

KATHMANDU: NOV. 14 -The Pfizer vaccine against coronavirus will be given to chronically ill people above 12 years of age from today. The first dose of this vaccine will be given to the chronically ill from today till November 20. The second dose will be given 21 to 28 days after the first dose. The second dose will be applied from Dec. 13 to 17.

About 50,000 long-term patients will get the Pfizer vaccine through the COVAX facility, said Sagar Dahal, head of the vaccination branch under the Health Services Department, Family Welfare Division. According to Dahal, the government plans to make the Pfizer vaccine available to citizens in the age group of 12-17 years from November 21 to 23, giving priority to the chronically ill who are yet to be vaccinated. Nepal has received one lakh 620 volumes of Pfizer Bioentech through the COVAX facility.