गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Booster dose to be administered in Jhapa for frontliners within this week Nepal Booster dose to be administered in Jhapa for frontliners within this week KathmanduPati January 19, 2022 File photo JHAPA – Around 25,000 frontline workers in Jhapa district will be administered booster dose against COVID-19 within this week, according to the District Health Office. Those receiving their second dose of vaccine upto mid-July last year will be prioritized in the first round. According to the statistics officer Chudamani Luintel, preparation was underway to provide vaccine to a total of 8,840 people who got Covishield and around 15,000 people who received Vero Cell. Booster dose of the same vaccine will be provided to the beneficiaries, said Luintel. Currently, 472 thousand 729 people have received first dose of vaccine while the number of people administered second dose stands at 388 thousand 781. Vaccination drive for people over 18 years is accelerated in all 15 local levels in the district. Requisition has been made with the Ministry of Health and Population to receive additional 60,000 doses of vaccine. Booster doses will be provided only after six months of receiving both doses of vaccine. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Government backs efforts to build advertising sector as independent industry Residents rely on senses as air pollution data remains inaccessible Government seeks partners to build shelters for flood-displaced families Nepal PM congratulates Indian PM on 25 years in government Nepal, Russia discuss Nepali nationals in Russian Army Switzerland invites Nepal to 2027 AI summit 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 Lockdown 2.0: What the Government should do this time around Now more than ever, support the IT sector Tourism entrepreneurs get crash course in Chinese language Why the PLA broadcasted Punjabi songs for Indian troops The origins of MCC and its future in Nepal Huawei ICT Awards 2020 Grand Finale Concluded International Sign Language Day: three headways of Nepali Sign Language in State-1 After visitors’ uptick, Barju lake gets facelift as new destination in eastern Terai
