KATHMANDU, MARCH 20
The government has successfully vaccinated 93 per cent of the target groups against COVID-19.
Out of the total population of the over 18 years age group, 18,498,160 people have been given at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, according to the Ministry of Health and Population.
Similarly, the number of people who have been fully vaccinated is 16,184,858, which accounts for 81.2 per cent of the total target population.
Moreover, 3,118,785 (91 per cent) people in the age group 12-17 years have been vaccinated for the first time. The number of people fully vaccinated under 18 years of age is 2,311,998 (67 per cent).
According to the ministry, a total of 39,223,941 vaccines were provided to all age groups till March 18. Of them, 18,695,826 received the first dose, 18,698,595 the second dose, and 1,829,520 have received the booster dose. The Government of Nepal has been providing Verocell, Covishield, Astra- Zeneca, Moderna, Pfizer, and Johnson & Johnson vaccines. The government had received a total of 47,882,800 doses of vaccine via the grant assistance and procurement process.
Currently, there are 3,996 active cases of COVID-19 in Nepal. A total of 1,118,180 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Nepal since the outbreak of coronavirus in the country.
A version of this article appears in the print on March 21, 2022, of The Himalayan Times
