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Nepal to begin inoculation drive for elderlies from next month
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Published on February 22, 2021 - Duration: 01:44s
Nepal to begin inoculation drive for elderlies from next month
As the vaccination drive has already been kicked off in the Himalayan nation, the inoculation drive for elderly and most vulnerable age groups will commence from next month.
Nepal has received the first batch of one million COVISHIELD Vaccine developed by Serum Institute of India on Sunday via Air India flight.
The vaccines would be used to inoculate people above 60 years of age, which is 8.73 per cent of Nepal's population, in the vaccination drive that will begin on March 7.
According to the Ministry of Health and Population, there are 2,652,258 elderly people above 60 years in the country.
On January 21st 2021, Nepal had received a total of One Million COVISHIELD Vaccine from India under grant assistance.
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