Health Ministry fails to meet Dashain vaccination target

The ministry had planned to raise the vaccination coverage to 33 percent by Dashain. Health experts have advised ramping up the vaccination drive while the infection numbers are low.

The Ministry of Health and Population had planned to inoculate at least 33 percent of the total 30 million population before Dashain. But as of Monday, only 6,462,776 people or 21.54 percent of the population have been fully vaccinated.