गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Second dose of COVID-19 vaccination from April 20 to 24 Nepal Second dose of COVID-19 vaccination from April 20 to 24 KathmanduPati March 18, 2021 File photo KATHMANDU – The Ministry of Health and Population has said the second dose of vaccine against COVID-19 would be administered to people who have taken the first dose from April 20 to 24. A meeting of the Ministry’s Incident Command System (ICS) took a decision to this effect on Wednesday. Accordingly, the persons who took the jab from January 27 to February 10 in the first phase will be innoculated with the second dose from April 20 to 24. Four hundred and twenty-nine thousand people had been vaccinated in the first phase. Ministry spokesperson Dr Jageshwor Gautam said a notice would be published later for administering the second dose vaccines to the people who were administered the first dose vaccines from March 7 to 16 under the second phase vaccination drive. Senior citizens above 65 years were vaccinated under the second phase vaccination. Similarly, Dr Gautam said a notice would be issued later for administering the first dose vaccines to people between 55 years to 64 years who are included in the second priority. He said the daily press conference that the Ministry had been holding would be now done on two days a week – on Sunday and Wednesday only. 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 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 Lockdown 2.0: What the Government should do this time around Asheem Man Singh Basnyat: We can evolve as a company to better suit a post-covid world Bamdev Gautam’s appointment as National Assembly member challenged in Supreme Court