Inoculation of Moderna second shot to children of Tanahun from today
DAMAULI: JAN. 31 – Children of Tanahun are to be inoculated with the second dose of Moderna vaccine against coronavirus. The second shot is to be administered to the children aged 12-17 who have earlier been jabbed with the first dose.
The first jab of Moderna was given to the children of this age group in the district last Dec 23-28.
Byas Municipality is running a vaccination campaign at the schools from Jan 31 to Feb 3, informed municipality’s Health Section Chief Pramod Soti.
The children who have not yet received a single dose will also be vaccinated in this campaign, he added. A vaccination campaign will take place at schools in all 14 wards.
Shuklagandaki Municipality is administering vaccines to the children on Jan 31 and Feb 1 through its health facilities. Children will be jabbed with Moderna dose in all 12 wards of the municipality, informed Health Section Chief Ajaya Srivastava.
A total of 32,437 children of 10 local levels in the district have been provided with the first dose of vaccine.
