Why should Nepal prioritise Dalit communities in its Covid vaccination?

Health Ministry data about the Covid vaccination drive suggests that 79.5 per cent of the total population has been administered only one dose of the vaccine while 76.5 per cent has been administered full doses. The post Why should Nepal prioritise Dalit communities in its Covid vaccination? appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News.

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3rd Covid wave infects Nepal’s frontliners

Crowd of people lining up for Covid vaccination outside Teku Hospital on Tuesday. Photos: AMIT MACHAMASI uring the devastating second wave last year, hundreds of people were dying every day. Hospitals had run out of ICU beds and oxygen cylinders. This time, hospitals are running out of medical staff. As elsewhere, the third wave in Nepal is infecting […]

Nepal fights infodemic to push vaccine

Photo: MONIKA DEUPALA o far, 450,000 Nepalis have received the first dose of Covishield, reaching 85% of the target group in the first phase of the country’s Covid vaccination drive. Starting 7 March, 3.7 million Nepalis above 55 who make up 12% of the total population will get their shots against SARS-CoV-2. Teachers, students, bus drivers […]