The Kathmandu Metropolitan City has said the vaccination with the first dose of the Vero Cell scheduled to be administered today was brought to halt due to the lack of vaccines.
The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has prepared eight more inoculation centers to give the first jab of Vero Cell vaccine against COVID-19 from today.
KATHMANDU, Aug 6: The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has set up vaccination booths in all of its 32 wards for administering the second dose of Vero Cell against COVID-19 to those aged 55 and above.
Kari Bahadur Kunwar, Chief of Department of Health in the KMC, said that those reaching to their nearest vaccine booth must bring their vaccination card of the first dose.
The beneficiary, aspiring to get the second dose of the China-made vaccine, should also compulsorily bring the electronic registration number along with the vaccination card.
Also, there should be a minimum 21 days of gap between the first and the second dose. Hence, the beneficiaries are urged to get their second dose at least after 21 days after the first one.
All vaccine booths would remain open from 10 am to 5 pm and will run through coming Sunday.
The KMC this time has set up vaccine booths in all wards to avert overcrowding as people's influx was higher in earlier limited designated vaccine booths.
Lack of social distancing among the beneficiaries had posed a great risk of spread of COVID-19.
Earlier, the KMC had launched a vaccination drive for this targeted group from July 13 to 15 through 12 vaccine centres for the first dose of Vero Cell.
The COVID-19 caseload in KMC has reached 72,644. Among the infected ones, 68,771 have already enjoyed full recovery as of now while 510 succumbed to the deadly infection till date, according to Kunwar.
The number of active COVID-19 cases currently stands at 3,363, added Kunwar.
KATHMANDU, July 16: The ongoing vaccination drive in Kathmandu district has been postponed as the stock of the vaccines ran out.
The drive, which kicked off on Tuesday and was scheduled to continue until Saturday, has been postponed owing to the shortage of Vero Cell vaccine, according to the District Health Office, Kathmandu.
Public health administrator Badri Bahadur Khadka said that the campaign has been postponed until further notice.
A ministerial level meeting decided to vaccinate all the citizens aged 55 and 55 with China-made Vero Cell vaccine across the country. Similarly, university professors, school and college teachers and staff, drivers and helpers of public vehicles, people being involved in emergency services and those going to foreign countries [where vaccine is mandatory] are scheduled to inoculated with the Vero Cell vaccine.
KATHMANDU, July 6: The Kathmandu Metropolitan City has determined 12 places for administering second dose of Vero Cell vaccine.
Senior citizens from 60-64 years who have already been vaccinated with its first dose will be given the second dose jabs. The second dose of Vero Cell would be given till July 8 from today.
Bir Hospital, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Civil Hospital, Shukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital, Paropakar Maternity and Women’s Hospital, Nepal Police Hospital, Birendra Sainik Hospital, Shankarapur Hospital, Himal Hospital, Om Hospital and Research Centre, Chhatrapati Free Clinic and Janamaitri Hospital, Balaju, have been fixed as vaccination centres.
Chief of KMC Urban Health Department, Hari Bahadur Kunwar said the senior citizens who have already been vaccinated with first dose of Vero Cell could reach the vaccination centre convenient to them and get the second dose vaccine.
They have to mandatorily bring first dose vaccination card along with them for the same. The KMC had operated vaccination programme from 32 centres during first dose vaccination programme.
KATHMANDU, May 16: The government has started providing the second dose of Vero Cell vaccine against Covid-19 in Kathmandu from today.
The District Office, Kathmandu earlier issued a public notice, urging the people belonging to 18-59 age group who had got the first-dose shots to get the second one.
The vaccine is available at all 11 municipalities in the district till May 28 and the beneficiaries of the first-dose could visit nearby vaccination centers for the booster dose, said Office Public Health Administrator Buddhi Bahadur Khadka.
Those who were vaccinated within April 7-10 could get inoculated today while those who were administered the vaccine within April 11-12 could get their second dose on May 17.
Similarly, May 18 is slated for those who received the vaccine within April 13 to 15 and those who got inoculated on within April 16 to 17 could get vaccinated on May 19.
Likewise, May 20 is slated for those receiving vaccine within April 18 to 19 while May 21 for those getting vaccinated within April 20-23. Those receiving vaccine within April 24-25 can get their booster dose on May 22. May 23 is slated for those vaccinated on April 26.
May 24 is scheduled to give second dose to those getting their first one on April 27 and May 25 is for those getting their first dose on April 28.
The first dose of the China-manufactured Vero Cell was administered within April 7-28.
