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 Nepali lawmakers seek probe into Tarai unrest Nepal plans higher LPG imports, tightens distribution Delhi chief minister to visit Nepal’s Pashupatinath temple Nepal stocks slide 21 points as trading eases Nepal eye camp restores sight across Bangladesh Nepal urged to reform MSME insurance, lending policies Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative2 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns3 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms4 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward5 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief6 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested7 ‘Promotion of Ayurveda, Yoga and meditation along with modern medicine positive’8 TRENDING This time’s Teej, social distancing please! Namrata is Miss Nepal 2020 Nepal Army’s Brigadier General Bigyan Dev Pandey gets promoted to Major General Time Tested Friendship-Suresh Sharma Agriculture: Nepal’s bridge to overcome economic crisis Why US Indo-Pacific strategy will fail Role of Vitamin D in pregnancy to combat COVID-19 Hetauda Cement Industry resumes operation
