Second dose of Vero Cell vaccine for Sunsari’s journalists scheduled

ITAHARI: JULY 8 – The second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine is scheduled for all working journalists of the Sunsari district in the second week of this month.

The first vaccination of China-gifted Vero Cell was administrated to the journalists of Sunsari on two consecutive days. They were vaccinated on June 15 and June 16 respectively. In the first phase, 223 journalists were vaccinated, informed Dhruba Dhakal, the Secretary of Federation of Nepali Journalists Sunsari District Committee.

He added, ”We have scheduled new dates of second jabs on July 11 and 12. Those, who were vaccinated on June 15, are scheduled for July 11 and those who were administrated on June 16 are allocated time on July 12.”

According to the FNJ Sunsari chapter, there are 263 registered journalists at the umbrella organization. Some members are abroad and some have already taken their jabs from outside Sunsari district downsizing vaccination to just 223 journalists in the district.

As of the 7th of July, 21 journalists have recorded COVID-19 infection and one has succumbed to the deadly virus. However, none of the infected journalists had to be kept in ICU and ventilator, informed Dhakal.

Like in the previous vaccination, Itahari Hospital has been designated as the vaccination center for the second jabs, informed FNJ Sunsari.

”I am happy to hear the news of scheduled second dose of COVID-19 vaccines,” remarked Krishna Bahab Bhattarai, a young journalist from Barahakshetra of the district. ”It has boosted my confidence to work and report in the frontline. My family members would also be less skeptical for my outdoor trips after my complete vaccination.”