Over 10 million get COVID-19 vaccines in Nepal, acknowledgement from WHO regional director

Kathmandu : Over 10 million people in Nepal have received COVID-19 vaccines.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, the COVID-19 vaccination drive was kicked off in Nepal in late January this year. Till Wednesday, 10 million 92 thousand people have got the COVID-19 jabs.

According to the data, 17.9 per cent population have received the first dose of the vaccine while 15.4 have been administered the complete dose of the vaccine.

Vero Cell, Johnson $ Johnson, Covishield, Japan-manufactured AstraZeneca and Swiss AstraZeneca are used in Nepal as vaccines against COVID-19.

Meanwhile, World Health Organisation’s South East Asia regional director Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh has congratulated Nepal for the well management of the vaccination drive and its ability to fully vaccinate 15 percent of the population in a short span of time.