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 PM Balen asserts Nepal has evidence on Kalapani, Lipulekh border… India, China and Asian nations extend greetings to RSP on… Nepal PM Balen to become RSP senior leader without election PM Shah arrives in Chitwan RSP to hold first convention as statute changes take focus Bangladeshi Ambassador pays courtesy call on Speaker Aryal Top Headlines Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns3 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested4 We will return the savings of cooperative victims within 100 days : Rabi Lamichhane5 Court Orders Release of UML Rekha Sharma6 Two Offices Under Ministry of Communication to Be Abolished7 Nepali Congress provides financial assistance for Samba’s treatment8 TRENDING Once on the Margins, Women Diplomats Are Now Making Their Mark in Nepal’s Foreign Service Sector What Makes Prithivi Narayan Shah a Philosopher and a Truly Democratic King? What role has the Nepal Army been playing in controlling the coronavirus? Impact of Social Media on Nepalese Society Why Are Boys Unexpressive? Police make a woman public in connection to Gongabu murder case Lockdown 2.0: What the Government should do this time around This time’s Teej, social distancing please!
