गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Second dose of Vero Cell vaccine from Aug 6 Nepal Second dose of Vero Cell vaccine from Aug 6 KathmanduPati August 04, 2021 KATHMANDU – The second dose of Vero Cell vaccine against COVID-19 is going to be administered from August 6. A meeting held under the chairmanship of Secretary of the Health and Population Ministry, Dr Roshan Pokharel, decided to give the second dose jabs from Friday. According to the Department of Health Services, the people above 55 years, who have already been vaccinated with first dose under vaccination programme launched from July 13, would receive the vaccine. The second dose vaccination campaign would run till August 8. The Department urged the people to visit the vaccination stations convenient to them in Kathmandu district to receive the vaccine. A total of 42 vaccination centres have been determined for the same. The Ministry has urged the people remained to be vaccinated to register their names in Ministry’s website www.mohp.gov.np. Nepal has received around 9.7 million doses of vaccine against COVID-19 so far while 2.027 million people have been fully immunized against COVID-19 while 4,254 million people have received single dose vaccine so far. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Nepal urges US to boost investment and cooperation on climate… Nepal disaster relief funds receive over Rs 18 billion in… Nepal’s India power exports rise despite floods Former President urges global action on climate justice UN climate fund approves $20 Million for Nepal flood recovery RSP President begins three-day pilgrimage to India Top Headlines Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms1 Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month5 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative6 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward7 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns8 TRENDING UPAYA CITY CARGO LAUNCHES Version 3.0 Nepal Army opens investigation into case of captains thrashing soldier in Congo The envisioned Defense University and its rationale China’s new light-sport aircraft completes maiden flight CIAA initiates investigation into financial irregularities complaints against two SSPs CIAA to take action against 16,700 govt employees for not submitting property details New IGP Kshetri sets new police force reforms into motion Bardiya National Park to allow safari expeditions