Nepal receives over 5 lakh vaccines from Japan

Nepal has received over 5 lakh doses of AstraZeneca vaccine from Japan to help the Himalayan nation boost its vaccination drive to contain the contagious coronavirus spread, a senior official said on Monday.

This is the last batch of the total 1.6 million doses the government of Japan had pledged to the Nepal government through COVAX, a United Nations-backed international vaccine-distribution scheme.

We have received the final consignment of 559, 360 vaccines from Japan today, Upendra Dhungana, the chief of the Logistic Management Division under the Department of Health Services, told reporters here.

Earlier this month, a total of 1,055,380 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine manufactured in Japan were provided.

The government of Japan in July had announced that it would provide 1,614,740 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine through COVAX.

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