KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 2
The government has started administering the general public travelling outside the valley towards their hometowns and villages to celebrate Tihar festival with COVID-19 vaccine at various check posts.
The Ministry of Health and Population has set up vaccination centres at Gongabu Bus Park, Kalanki, Balkhu, and Koteshwar, the major long route public transport transit in the valley.
The government, in a bid to inoculate all the people in urban areas such as Kathmandu valley, has started the programme.
The vaccination programme will be conducted from 7:30am till 4:00pm until tomorrow.
The Department of Health Services has said more and more people were inoculated back in the villages through the ward offices. The inoculation programme is targeted at people who missed vaccination in their villages.
Today, hundreds of people were seen waiting in a line for their turn to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at these centres.
They will receive any one of Verocell or Astra Zeneca vaccine at the vaccination camps. All those who want the vaccination are required to provide valid identity cards showing their age.
The government has aimed to vaccinate the entire population.
Until now, the government has administered over 16 million doses of vaccine, of which at least 8.6 million have received two doses, while 7.3 million have taken only one dose. This means that, slightly over 28 per cent of the total population have received at least one dose of the vaccine, while 24 per cent of the population received the complete two doses.
A version of this article appears in the print on November 3, 2021, of The Himalayan Times.
