Cabinet clears way for procuring 2 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine from India

Nepal is buying the jabs from the Serum Institute of India at $4 per dose, for which the Cabinet has given the nod for 80 percent advance payment–around Rs749 million–to the manufacturer.

Nepal moved a step closer to buying the Covid-19 vaccine after the Cabinet on Tuesday approved the advance payment to procure two million doses from India.