Over 1.6 million doses of Moderna vaccine arrive in Nepal

KATHMANDU: JAN. 25 – More than 1.6 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccines have arrived in Nepal.

According to Chief of Supplies Section, Department of Health Services, Management Division, Surendra Chaurasiya, 1.660 million doses of Moderna vaccine against COVID-19 under COVAX facility and with World Bank support arrived here on Monday evening.

The Moderna vaccine would be given to children aged 12 to 17 years old.

So far, almost 41.0 million doses of COVID-19 vaccination have arrived in Nepal, he added.