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In Pictures: Covid-19 vaccination drive begins for elderly population in Nepal

By Skanda Gautam

Senior citizens receive their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine at Khokana, in Lalitpur, on Sunday, March 7, 2021. Photo: Skanda Gautam/THT

KATHMANDU, MARCH 07

The vaccination drive to inoculate people above the age of 65 against coronavirus began throughout the country, today.

Seen in the pictures are health workers administering the Covid-19 vaccine on senior citizens, in Lalitpur.

Furthermore, the government has scheduled to vaccinate those aged between 55 and 64 after 10 days following the arrival of 348,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine under the COVAX facility, on March 7.

Photos by photojournalist Skanda Gautam for The Himalayan Times