Government starts providing COVID-19 vaccine to all above 18

November 23, Kathmandu: The government has started providing COVID-19 vaccine to all people above 18 years of age.

Earlier, the vaccination campaign was only focused on the target groups.

Joint Spokesperson at the Ministry of Health and Population, Dr. Samir Kumar Adhikari said the government decided to provide vaccines to all above 18 as the vaccine supplies were regular.

He urged all the eligible citizens who were missed in the previous vaccination campaigns to visit the nearby vaccinations centers and get the jab.

The government has a target of vaccinating one-third of the population by coming mid-January and 21.7 million people by coming mid-April.

As of now,30 percent of the total population has been given the first dose while 26 percent of the population are fully vaccinated against Covid-19.