गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Bivalent vaccine arrives Nepal Bivalent vaccine arrives KathmanduPati February 13, 2023 KATHMANDU – Three hundred forty-five thousand doses of Bivalent, the new vaccine produced by Pfizer have entered Nepal. Surendra Chaurasiya, Chief of Supply Management Division, Department of Health Services, said that the vaccine arrived at 9 am on Monday. According to him, the vaccine received through GAVI would be stored at the Department at Teku. The Bivalent vaccine which has entered Nepal for the first time will be used as booster dose. This vaccine is considered effective against the Omicron sub-variant of the Corona Virus. A total 1.5 million doses of the Bivalent vaccine would be provided to Nepal under the COVAX facility in four phases and accordingly the 345 thousand doses of the vaccine have been brought today. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Memo handed to PM Oli demanding prompt grant amount to… Six police personnel rescuing pilot from danger awarded Drivers dead as two trucks collide head on NCB and Department of Passports sign MoU on crime control Road accidents in Karnali: 112 killed in a year Airplane accident has caused irreparable loss to nation: Chairman Dahal Top Headlines Nepal, India sign long-term agreement on electricity export, materializing MoU reached during PM’s visit1 NC, Maoist Centre discuss about NA election2 1.3 kilos of gold confiscated from TIA3 Dhakal recommended as SC chief registrar4 Govt. forms former-judge Poudel led probe commission to investigate Balkumari incident5 President expresses concern over ’emptying’ villages for lack of employment opportunities6 PM Dahal stresses on developing innovative agricultural system7 Manpower agency owner arrested for cheating more than Rs 1.9 million8 TRENDING The Role of the Nepalese Army in Strategic Road Projects A phone call that paved the way for RAW Chief’s visit to Nepal UPAYA CITY CARGO LAUNCHES Version 3.0 Nepal Army’s mission in Lebanon provides Covid support kits to local municipalities Nepal Army initiates investigation into case of financial irregularities by Lieutenant Colonel Janmat Karki We need to be serious about the international scenario post-Covid: Dr. Nischal N. Pandey Why Are Boys Unexpressive? Lockdown 2.0: What the Government should do this time around