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Nepal receives 800,000 doses of China-donated COVID-19 vaccines (Photo Feature)

KATHMANDU, June 1: A consignment of 800,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine, which were donated by China, arrived in Kathmandu on Tuesday. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), the vaccines and the similar number of syringes were airlifted from Beijing to Kathmandu by a chartered flight of Nepal Airlines Corporation which were received by the officials of the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP). The remaining 200,000 doses of the vaccine, of the total of one million doses as announced by Chinese President Xi Jingping grant assistance on May 26, during a telephone conversation with his Nepali counterpart Bidya Devi Bhandari, are being provided to Nepal by the Government of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, MoFA added. Accordingly, 50,400 doses of the vaccine and syringes were handed over to the officials of the Health Ministry on Tuesday morning, Similarly, another batch of 50,400 vaccines and syringes is scheduled to arrive in Kathmandu on Tuesday evening. The consignment of remaining 99,200 vaccines and syringes will arrive in Kathmandu on Wednesday.

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10 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine secured for children: State Minister Shrestha

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Govt procuring 100,000 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines for children before Dashain

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Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines gets approval for emergency use among children in Nepal

KATHMANDU, September 12: The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine has been granted approval for emergency use against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nepal. The Department of Drugs Administrations (DDA) has granted the approval to administer Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines among childrens in Nepal. “The DDA has granted permission to distribute Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines through the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP),” said Narayan Prasad Dhakal, Director General of the department. “The government can now procure the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines and administer it among childrens.” The government has begun preparations to administer Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to children who are more than 12 years old. Nepal is scheduled to receive 100,000 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines in a few days through the COVAX facility. So far, along with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, Covishield, Vero Cell, J & J and Astrazeneca vaccines have been given approval for emergency use against COVID-19. (With inputs from Annapurna Post)

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WHO congratulates Nepal for administering 1 million does of COVID-19 vaccines

KATHMANDU: Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) has congratulated Nepal for administering 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines. “Congratulations Nepal for administering 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines and fully vaccinating 15 % population in population in a short time,” she said. According to the data released by the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP), 5,425,888 people have so far received the first dose of the vaccine while 4,677,796 have been inoculated with both doses.

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4.8 mln people inoculated with COVID-19 vaccine in past five weeks

KATHMANDU, August 21: Over 4.8 million people were inoculated with the COVID-19 vaccines since President of Nepali Congress, Sher Bahadur Deuba became the Prime Minister of Nepal, according to the Ministry of Health and Population. As of Thursday, as many as 4,811,733 people have received COVID-19 vaccine in the country since the takeover of the government by PM Deuba. Prior to this as many as 3.6 million people were vaccinated against COVID-19. With this, the number of people receiving the vaccines against COVID-19 has reached 8,520,421, according to the health ministry. Nepal is currently administering COVID-19 vaccine to 150,000 people in a day on average. Of 8,520,421 people, 494,523 have received their both doses of COVID-19 vaccine which accounts for 13 percent of the total population of the country. While 16.8 percent of the total population have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Before Deuba's tenure, only 3.9 percent of the population had received both doses of COVID-19 vaccine while the percent of people receiving their second doses was 9.1 percent. The number of people receiving COVID-19 vaccines has almost doubled in the past five weeks. The government has projected to administer COVID-19 vaccine to 33 percent of the total population by mid-October and vaccinate all the eligible population by mid-April next year.

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Govt to provide loan at base rate interest to produce COVID-19 vaccines

Kathmandu, August 14 . The government will provide loan at base rate interest to develop COVID-19 vaccines. Arrangements will be made for banks and financial institutions to provide loans at base rate interest to the industries which want to produce standard vaccines against the infection, said Governor Maha Prasad Adhikari while unveiling the monetary policy […] The post Govt to provide loan at base rate interest to produce COVID-19 vaccines appeared first on Aarthiknews:: A leading business & economic news portal from Nepal.

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NAC to send wide-body plane to China from July 21 to pick up anti-COVID-19 vaccines

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‘US to donate COVID-19 vaccines enough to inoculate 1.5 million Nepalis’

KATHMANDU, July 10: The United States (US) is preparing to provide COVID-19 vaccines to Nepal, which will be enough to vaccinate 1.5 million people, in a few days. Randy Berry, US Ambassador to Nepal, taking to Twitter on Friday, said that the US government will donate vaccines at no cost to Nepal which will fully vaccinate 1.5 million people. “I could not be any prouder of our 73-year long partnership,” wrote he, adding, “America will stand with Nepalis, and we will continue to work tirelessly to improve their lives." आउँदा केही दिनमा अमेरिकाले १५ लाखभन्दा बढी नेपालीलाई पुग्नेगरी कोभीड१९ खोप निशुल्क उपलब्ध गराउंदैछ। नेपाल-अमेरिका साझेदारीको ७३ बर्ष लामो यात्रामा यो मेरो लागि अत्यन्तै खुशीको क्षण हो। अमेरिका सदैव नेपालीहरूको साथमा छ र नेपालीको जीवनस्तर सुधारमा निरन्तर काम गरीरहनेछ। 🇺🇸🙏🇳🇵 pic.twitter.com/h00rhlhmds — Ambassador Randy Berry (@USAmbNepal) July 9, 2021

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NAC’s aircraft flying to China to bring COVID-19 vaccines

KATHMANDU, July 8: An aircraft of the Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) is flying to China today to bring COVID-19 vaccines namely, Vero Cell purchased by Nepal from the Chinese Government. The aircraft (wide-body A330) will take off to China three times until July 23 to ship all quantities of the vaccines procured from China through government-to-government (G2G) channels, said Dr Krishna Prasad Poudel, Spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Population. The first shipment will arrive on July 9. Likewise, the aircraft will fly on July 15 for second lot and arrive on July 16. Again, it will take off on July 22 and bring the third shipment on July 23. “The consignment is large. However, its exact amount is not known,” he said. The vaccines were manufactured by Sinopharm Company in China. People aged below 60 would be prioritised for the inoculations, he said. So far, the country has received 4,248,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines. It aims to vaccinate 22 million people above 18 against the infection. So far, 851,300 people have received the second dose and 2,611,807 people the first dose.

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US to provide vaccines to Nepal

KATHMANDU, June 5: The United States of America is to provide COVID-19 vaccines to Nepal. Issuing a statement on Friday, joint spokesperson at the Ministry of Health and Population Dr Samir Kumar Adhikari said that the US government has decided to support Nepal with COVID-19 vaccines. The type and number of vaccines are however not decided. "The announcement to provide COVID-19 vaccines to Nepal is appreciated. We extend heartfelt gratitude for this announcement. Nepal and the Nepali people look forward to similar support and cooperation in the future," reads the statement. Prior to this, the US government had provided medical supplies to help Nepal prevent and control COVID-19.

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