Kathmandu, Dec. 3
Moderna,
anti-COVID vaccine, has arrived in Nepal on Friday. The vaccine can be
administered to the children as well.
Surendra
Chaurasiya, Chief of Supply Unit at the Department of Health Services, said
that about 188,000 doses of Moderna vaccine have arrived. However, no decision
is made about which group of people will receive the jab.
This American
vaccine is sent to Nepal for the first time under the Covax facility.
Moderna vaccine
can be stored in minus15-25 degree centigrade temperature while the Pfizer
needed minus 70-80 degree.
Chaurasiya said
that the vaccine can be given to children aged under 18 years. The government
will make a decision about the group receiving the vaccine within a few days.
Likewise, about
1.6 million doses of Covishield vaccine arrived a few days ago under the Covax
facility.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 4 December 2021.
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