Vaccination for all Nepalis by mid-Chaith (March): Ministry of Health

KATHMANDU: JULY 31 – The government is planning to bring 1,83,82,850 vaccines against the coronavirus by the end of Ashoj (October). A statement issued by the Ministry of Health and Population, Dr Krishna Prasad Poudel, said that the government is preparing to import 1,83,82,850 vaccines from China, Japan, and India by the end of Ashoj (October).

According to him, an agreement has already been reached to purchase 60,000 vaccines from a Chinese Sinopharm company. Similarly, 1.6 million quantities of AstraZeneca and 1 million quantities of Covishield purchased from India will come through the Covax facility. He also informed that the process of bringing 15 million doses of vaccine for children above 12 years of age through Covax has also moved forward.