गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Vaccination campaign halted in KMC Nepal Vaccination campaign halted in KMC KathmanduPati June 11, 2021 File photo KATHMANDU – The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has stopped the programme of administering the vaccines against COVID-19 to people of 60 to 64 years of age. The metropolis halted the programme citing that the government has failed to provide the Chinese VeroCell vaccines. Earlier it had announced that the vaccination campaign would be continued until June 12. The campaign was launched on June 8. KMC Health Department Chief, Hari Kunwar, said that they had to stop the vaccination campaign two days before as the Department of Health Services, vaccination Division has informed that it could not supply the vaccines from Friday. The first dose of VeroCell vaccine has been given to some 28 thousand people in KMC in a period of three days, according to KMC. The District Public Health Office had provided 32 thousand doses of vaccines to KMC for the latest vaccination campaign and 28 thousand doses have already been used. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Home Ministry again instructs to restore encroached public land Three dead, 52 injured as bus carrying wedding attendants plunges Fourteen injured in bus accident NA team moves toward Solukhumbu for Clean Mountain Campaign 1000 people receives service from free eye camp KMC warns of action to those strewing construction materials on… 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 Govt. forms former-judge Poudel led probe commission to investigate Balkumari incident3 1.3 kilos of gold confiscated from TIA4 Dhakal recommended as SC chief registrar5 Manpower agency owner arrested for cheating more than Rs 1.9 million6 President expresses concern over ’emptying’ villages for lack of employment opportunities7 PM Dahal stresses on developing innovative agricultural system8 TRENDING National Poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire no more Army Day : Five facts about Nepal’s ‘blue helmets’ in UN-peacekeeping missions Impact of Social Media on Nepalese Society Nepal Army’s Brigadier General Bigyan Dev Pandey gets promoted to Major General Nearly three dozen Chinese manufacturers show interest in supplying electric buses to Nepali government Now more than ever, support the IT sector The FinCEN Files: Nepali banks and companies transact billions of rupees through dubious channels Federal Parliament Secretariat returns badge pins to manufacturer