Roll out booster dose only after vaccinating target population: Experts

The emergence of a new variant of COVID-19, named Omicron, has prompted considerations for distributing booster doses of anti-coronavirus vaccines in nations across the world. Following the rise in the Omicron variant, various countries including the UK and USA, have already started providing booster dose, which is the third dose of vaccine against COVID-19, to the fully vaccinated population. Although no case of Omicron has been recorded here in Nepal till today, the need for booster dose has become a matter of discussion for the government and the health specialists.

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Inoculation of 'booster dose' sees snail pace

39,258 women and men have so far received inoculation service against coronavirus in Kanchanpur during its campaign for 'booster dose'.

Minister Giri's instructions to arrange 'booster dose' immediately

Padam Giri has directed to immediately arrange for the booster dose in addition to the vaccine used against the corona virus infection.

COVID-19 booster dose to children from today

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.

Lalitpur to give booster dose from tomorrow

The Lalitpur Metropolitan City to give booster dose vaccine against COVID-19 from Tuesday.

Who can get booster dose from today?

The government will starting booster dose vaccination campaign from today.

COVID-19 booster dose to be provided to fully vaccinated senior citizens

KATHMANDU, December 9: The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) is to administer a booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine to senior citizens, who are already vaccinated with full-dose of the vaccine.  The Ministry, on the recommendation of the National Vaccine Advisory Committee, is going to provide a booster dose to senior citizens above 60 years.   Chief of the Family Welfare Division of Department of Health Services, Dr Bibek Kumar Lal, shared that senior citizens above 60 years and already vaccinated with full-dose of vero cell, have started getting booster dose.  At a regular press briefing organised at the Ministry on Wednesday, he said that the WHO has recommended administering a booster dose to those citizens, who have already received full-dose of vero cell vaccine and are above 60 years.  The Advisory Committee has recommended a booster dose to all the people above 60 years and vaccinated with full-dose of vero cell  after three months of receiving the vaccine in Nepal. RSS