KATHMANDU, OCTOBER 25
The United States donated 100,620 doses of Pfizer vaccine have arrived in Nepal, today.
The vaccines supplied by the US government to Nepal to fight Covid-19 in partnership with the COVAX facility landed at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu this morning abroad a Qatar Airways flight.
Just Arrived: 100,620 doses of Pfizer vaccine have just arrived in Nepal. These vaccines have been donated by the U.S. government to Nepal to fight COVID-19 in partnership with COVAX. Stay tuned for more. #InThisTogether pic.twitter.com/AtWSoIhNsC
- U.S. Embassy Nepal (@USEmbassyNepal) October 25, 2021
This is the first time the vaccine manufactured by Pfizer has arrived in Nepal.
The two-dose vaccine that needs to be administered within a period of a month, must be maintained at minus 70 degrees.
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