गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Nepal receiving booster dose of COVID-19 vaccines on Feb 13 Nepal Nepal receiving booster dose of COVID-19 vaccines on Feb 13 KathmanduPati February 08, 2023 File photo KATHMANDU – Nepal will be receiving the first consignment of booster dose of COVID-19 vaccines on coming February 13. According to Sagar Dahal, Chief of Child Health and Immunization Section, Family Welfare Division under the Department of Health Services, the government has been confirmed that it would get the booster doze vaccines for COVID-19 on coming February 13 and 16. Earlier the government had sought vaccines from the Global Alliances for Vaccines and Immunization (Gavi) and was assured of the supplies. But the date for the arrival of vaccines was not fixed. “In first phase, Nepal will receive 1.5 million doses of Pfizer bivalent vaccines in three installments and the date for the third arrival is yet to be announced,” he said. It may be noted that the government had urged the GAVI to ensure the supplies of three million booster dose COVID-19 vaccines under COVAX facility to Nepal in view of increasing infection of BF 7 variant of COVID-19 in close neighbours India and China. At the moment the infection has slowed down in Nepal and till Tuesday, there were three active cases of COVID-19 across the country. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Flood relief funds reach Rs 17.54 billion Landslide suspected as cause of deadly Budhi Gandaki flood Flood sweeps away six bridges, 10 people missing Flood sweeps away 35 homes in riverside villages Flash flood sweeps away riverside bazaar and hydropower camp When Nepal Goes Offline Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative5 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month6 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 What Makes Prithivi Narayan Shah a Philosopher and a Truly Democratic King? The Role of the Nepalese Army in Strategic Road Projects What role has the Nepal Army been playing in controlling the coronavirus? National Poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire no more Impact of Social Media on Nepalese Society Public Relations for a Soldier Nepal Army initiates investigation into case of financial irregularities by Lieutenant Colonel Janmat Karki Nepal Army’s mission in Lebanon provides Covid support kits to local municipalities
