Once is not enough

The government still has little idea as to how many people are missing their second doses.

An estimated 10 percent of Kathmandu Valley residents are reported to have missed the second dose of either AstraZeneca or VeroCell vaccine. The government still has little idea as to how many people across the country are missing their second doses. Taking just a single dose of the vaccine when the established protocol is to take two doses sounds as awkward as wearing a shoe on just one foot. But the issue is more serious than that, for it concerns the health and life of citizens.