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COVID-19 vaccination drive halted following syringe shortage

KATHMANDU, December 28: The government has halted COVID-19 vaccination drive for children aged between 12 to 17 years old due to shortage of syringe in the country. Earlier, the government had announced to inoculate COVID-19 vaccine to children of eight districts including Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Lalitpur from today. The vaccination drive will soon begin once the syringe shortage is resolved, according to the Health Ministry. The government has already begun administering Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to children of 57 districts a week ago.

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COVID-19 booster dose being administered to children at these vaccine centers in Kathmandu

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Teku Hospital to resume COVID-19 vaccination drive from today

KATHMANDU, Jan 25: The Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital at Teku, Kathmandu is resuming the vaccination campaign from today. Earlier, on Sunday, the hospital had postponed the vaccination against COVID-19 for a week after more than 50 health workers were infected with the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The Director of the Hospital, Dr. Manisha Rawal informed that the vaccination drive is all set to resume at the hospital after the Health Section of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) and the Nepal Red Cross Society agreed to provide human resources for it. The vaccination drive will begin at 10:00 AM today. The hospital has been providing first, second and booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines.

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Health Minister for expediting vaccination drive

Minister for Health and Population Birodh Khatiwada has stressed the need for speeding up the vaccination drive against COVID-19 to reduce the casualties

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India to begin COVID-19 vaccination for youths

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that a new COVID-19 vaccination drive for youths aged between 15 and 18 years will be launched.

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India to begin COVID-19 vaccination for youths

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that a new COVID-19 vaccination drive for youths aged between 15 and 18 years will be launched.

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Minister Khatiwada launches COVID-19 vaccination drive for children

KATHMANDU, Dec 19: Minister for Health and Population Birodh Khatiwada has launched COVID-19 vaccination campaign for school children today. Minister Khatiwada formally rolled out the vaccination campaign from the Hetauda Sub metropolis-based Bhutandevi Secondary School in Makwanpur. Under the latest drive, children aged between 12 and 17 are being administered the US-made Moderna vaccines. On the occasion, Khatiwada announced that no Nepali citizen would be deprived of COVID-19 vaccine, according to his press advisor Shantaram Bidari. He said the campaign would continue until it covers all eligible children. It is said arrangements have been mostly made from the district level for the vaccination. The government campaign to vaccinate children aged 12 to 17 kicked off in 57 districts of seven provinces on Sunday itself. In the case of eight districts of three provinces, the campaign will be held on December 28-January 6, 2022 and the Pfizer vaccine will be given in those districts. They are Bhaktapur, Lalitpur, Kavre, Sindhuli, and Chitwan in the Bagmati Province, Surkhet of Karnali Province and Dadeldhura of Sudur Paschim Province. As per the government’s vaccination schedule, the second dose will be given from January 18 to 27, 2022. A committee comprising the Chief District Officer and the local government head has been formed to establish the vaccination center within the school. In schools having a smaller number of students, a center will be set up for two-three schools, it is said.

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KMC launches Dashain-focused COVID-19 vaccination drive

KATHMANDU, October 8: In its bid to immunize all citizens above 18 years old against COVID-19, the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) is running a vaccination campaign from today targeting the Dashain festival. The ward vaccination centres in all 32 wards in the KMC and some additional centres will administer the first dose of Vero Cell until October 10. In addition to the 32 vaccination centres, the first dose of Vero Cell will be administered from Nepal Police Hospital, Bir Hospital, Civil Service Hospital, Paropakar Hospital and Birendra Military Hospital, according to Chief of the Public Health Department of KMC, Hari Bahadur Kunwar. “After submitting a voluntary application form, the registered person is requested to come to the vaccination center during the three-day vaccination campaign with the registration card or registration number along with the identity card that verifies the identity of the person,” the metropolis said. The campaign will run from 10 AM in the morning to 4 PM in the evening. (RSS)

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Pizza for shots: UK targets young with vaccine incentives

Restaurants, ride-hailing apps and food delivery services are backing Britain’s COVID-19 vaccination drive

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KMC re-launches vaccination drive for people above 50

KATHMANDU, July 29: The Kathmandu Metropolitan City has re-launched the COVID-19 vaccination drive for the remaining people above 50 years of age. Under the four-day campaign that started today, vaccination centers have been managed at all 32 wards, said Hari Bahadur Kunwar, chief of the urban health department, KMC. Vaccines are administered to eligible people from 10 am to 5 pm. The beneficiaries are required to produce their national identity cards like citizenship certificate, passport or driving license. For the service or those lacking the documents, they need to get a recommendation from the respective local level. In the district, the number of those who have received the first and final doses of the vaccine has reached approximately 300 thousand, according to available data.

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COVID-19 vaccination drive Kathmandu put off citing vaccine shortage

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.

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