KATHMANDU, Dec 25: In the wake of increasing cases of the new variant of Covid-19 in neighbouring countries, the government has urged the general public to administer booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine for those who are yet to get the extra dose.
KATHMANDU: The Ministry of Health and Population has urged people to take booster doses for the prevention and control of Coronavirus. The number of coronavirus infections has increased in the country lately. According to the Ministry of Health, a total of 142 new cases were recorded on Friday. With the rise in the number of […]
KATHMANDU, June 10: The government is administering COVID-19 booster dose to children from Friday.
According to the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP), children aged between 12 to 17 years will be inoculated with the dose from today.
All children who received their second COVID-19 vaccine three months ago are eligible for the booster dose, according to an official at the Health Ministry.
Children can visit health institutions or vaccine centers nearby to receive the vaccine.
Do you need extra shots of the vaccine for COVID-19 if you are fully vaccinated?
Most people who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus are relatively protected from severe illness and death from COVID-19. However, even highly effective vaccine’s immunity often fades over time. Early studies on vaccines that use mRNA to protect against coronavirus, such as those conducted by Pfizer and Moderna, have shown that they work regardless of the virus variant (such as alpha, beta, or delta). A new vaccine, called a booster, a few months after the first dose can help make the vaccine more effective, research suggests.
In case of Pfizer-BioNTech
Who has to get a booster?
Everyone (12 years and older)
When to get a booster?
At least five months after finishing your number one COVID-19 vaccination series
Which booster?
Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna (mRNA COVID-19 vaccines) are favored in most situations.Teens 12–17 years antique may also simplest get a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine booster.
In case of Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen*
Who needs to get a booster?
Adults 18 years and older
When to get a booster?
At least 2 months after receiving your J&J/Janssen COVID-19 vaccination
Which booster must you get?
Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna (mRNA COVID-19 vaccines) are desired in most* situations
What else does research say about COVID-19 boosters?
Boosters are only a kind of vaccine, and scientists already recognise that vaccines are presently the excellent protection in opposition to COVID-19, mainly its maximum critical effects. That’s why it’s critical to get vaccinated proper away in case you qualify, as maximum human beings five and older do.Research additionally has discovered that, in general, antibodies from vaccines decline over time.Higher antibody degrees from vaccines appear to make the common individual much less probably to get unwell from the coronavirus (vaccine efficacy).Booster pictures of mRNA coronavirus vaccines (Pfizer and Moderna) boom antibodies with the aid of using approximately 10 times.Boosters can offer you similarly safety in opposition to the Omicron variation. Early information indicates that this version is extra transmissible than different variants. (Source : https://www.cdc.gov)
Nepal started giving COVID-19 vaccine booster recently as coronavirus infections surged because of the unfold of the Omicron variant. The booster dose has been limited to frontline employees by the Health Ministry which will gradually be provided elderly in coming months. Nepal, a herbal buffer among China and India, has double-vaccinated 39.9% of its 30 million population in a marketing campaign that started early last year. The authorities have banned big public gatherings and urged one and all to strictly follow COVID-19 safety protocols. Authorities have additionally made it obligatory for the general public to provide evidence of complete vaccination to apply for public offerings.
KATHMANDU, Jan 29: The government has decided to administer booster doses of COVID-19 to people mixing the vaccines.
As per the recommendation of the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization under the World Health Organization and National Vaccine Advisory Committee, the government has decided to administer a booster dose to the elderly different from the vaccines they had earlier received.
With this decision in effect, the Health Ministry has issued a circulation for all the 77 District Health Offices to administer a booster dose of Covishield or Astrazeneca to people older than 60 years who had earlier received their first and second dose vaccine of Covishield, Astrazeneca, Moderna, Pfizer or Vero cell.
Likewise, the government has also directed the Health Offices to administer Covishield or AstraZeneca vaccine as the second dose in case of shortage of vaccine administered earlier as a first dose.
Similarly, those who had received Covishiled, Astrazeneca, Moderna, Pfizer, or Vero cell vaccines abroad will also be administered booster doses of Covishield or AstraZeneca.
Frontline workers waiting for their booster dose at a hospital in Kathmandu last week. Photos: AMIT MACHAMASI s elsewhere in the world, the Omicron-led third wave in Nepal is starting to peak, but experts say the pandemic is far from over. The Health Ministry had previously projected new cases to soar to 20,000 a day, and the […]
KATHMANDU, Aug 2: Senior citizens above the age of 60, who had earlier received the first dose of Covishield vaccine against the coronavirus disease, will receive the second jab after two weeks.
Umesh Shrestha, Minister of State for Health and Population, on Monday afternoon, shared that the elderly citizens will be inoculated with the vaccine after 17 days.
According to the Health Ministry, as many as 1.4 senior citizens are yet to be administered the booster jab.
Unveiling his 100-day work plan, Minister of State Shrestha, said that the AstraZeneca vaccine will arrive in Nepal once the ongoing Tokyo Olympic Games are over.
Also speaking during the press meet at the ministry, Krishna Prasad Poudel, spokesperson for the ministry, said that administration of second dose of Covishield vaccine in nine months of the first jab ensures efficacy.
