Govt to administer first dose of Covid-19 vaccine from today

July 13, Kathmandu: The government is to administer the first dose of vaccine against COVID-19 from Tuesday.

Directo General at the Department of Health Service under the Ministry of Health and Population, Dr Dipendra Raman Singh said the vaccines—Vero Cell from China and Johnson & Johnson from America would be administered in all 77 districts from Tuesday.

The Department has separated the targeted groups to vaccinate the Vero Cell and Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

He added Vero Cell vaccine would be administered to all citizens from 55 years and above.

Similarly, Professors, teachers, employees, drivers and helpers of public transport would also be vaccinated.

Vero Cell vaccine would be administered to those people, who missed to administer vaccine, deputed in essential services determined by the government, and those Nepalis going to the foreign countries, where the vaccine has been made mandatory.

Likewise, all the citizens from 50-54 years, citizens with severe disabilities and refugees currently living in Nepal would be vaccinated with Johnson & Johnson vaccine which requires only a single dose.

He further said that health workers working at health institutions, sanitation workers and those who missed being vaccinated earlier would get the vaccine.

As of now , 2.611 million people have already got the first dose of the vaccine, while 1.413 million population have been vaccinated with the second dose.