​​​​​​​US to donate 100,620 doses of Pfizer to Nepal, vaccines to arrive Monday The United States is donating 100,620 doses of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines to Nepal. Kathmandu 24 Oct, 2021
FDA says benefits outweigh risks for Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in children Scientists at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Friday that the likely benefits of giving the Pfizer (PFE.N)/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to 5 to 11 year olds clearly outweigh the risks of rare cases of heart inflammation. World 23 Oct, 2021
Vaccines for people below 18 after Dashain Minister of State for Health and Population Umesh Shrestha said procurement of COVID-19 vaccines for people below 18 years of age would be started right after the Dashain festival. Nepal 04 Oct, 2021
Australia reports 1,684 new COVID-19 cases but planning a merry Christmas Australia reported 1,684 new cases of the coronavirus on Sunday as authorities race ahead with vaccinations in a bid to end lockdowns on the populous southeast coast in the hope of making Christmas as close to normal as possible. World 05 Sep, 2021
Sydney steps up vaccine rollout as Australia's COVID-19 cases at daily high Australia reported its biggest one-day rise in coronavirus infections on Thursday, as authorities began doling out emergency supplies of vaccine in the Sydney suburbs worst hit by an outbreak of the fast-moving Delta strain. World 19 Aug, 2021
Facebook bans firm behind Pfizer, AstraZeneca smear campaign Facebook said Tuesday that it has removed hundreds of accounts linked to a mysterious advertising agency operating out of Russia that sought to pay social media influencers to smear COVID-19 vaccines made by Pfizer and AstraZeneca. Science and Tech 11 Aug, 2021
Over 0.5bn vaccines administered in WHO South-East Asia Region More than half a billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in the World Health Organisation South-East Asia Region, with more vaccine doses becoming available and countries scaling up efforts to rapidly expand coverage amid recurrent surge in COVID cases. Nepal 07 Aug, 2021
EDITORIAL: Heed pressing issues Every time a new minister comes to office, s/he comes up with a new plan of action as if his or her predecessor(s) did little in addressing the pressing problems facing the ministry. Opinion 04 Aug, 2021
20 million doses of COVID vaccines to arrive by mid-October Minister of State for Health and Population Umesh Shrestha said 20 million doses of vaccine would arrive in the country by mid-October, of which 9.7 million have already been received. In the coming two weeks, 1.6 million doses of Vero Cell and 1.6 million AstraZeneca vaccines will arrive. Nepal 03 Aug, 2021
Govt preparing to bring 20 million doses of Covid vaccine by mid-October In the coming two weeks, 1.6 million doses of Vero cell and 1.6 million of Astra Zeneca vaccines will arrive. Nepal 02 Aug, 2021
Australia's COVID-19 Delta outbreak worsens despite Sydney lockdown New South Wales state reported 112 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, almost all in Sydney, despite the country's biggest city entering its third week of lockdown. World 12 Jul, 2021
Australia's COVID-19 Delta outbreak worsens despite Sydney lockdown The prospect of an extended lockdown in Sydney loomed on Monday as Australian health officials reported yet another record daily rise in COVID-19 cases for the year, fuelled by the highly infectious Delta variant. Sports 12 Jul, 2021
