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The coverage of the COVID-19 inoculation campaign has exceeded its target. The government had set a goal of vaccinating one-third of the target group by the end of Asoj (mid-October).
The Ministry of Health and Population targeted covering 33 percent of the target group in the vaccination campaign by October 17. Its data suggests that the achievement is more than the target.
It may be noted that Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba had pledged to implement the vaccination drive against COVID-19 with top priority shortly after his assumption to the post on July 13.
According to the official data, 42.2 percent of the target group has received the first dose so far, while 33.5 percent are fully vaccinated. The government had targeted to vaccinate 21,756,763 population above 18 years.
As said by Child Health and Immunization Section, Department of Health Services, to date, 18,858,710 doses of vaccines have arrived home. Section Chief Sagar Dahal said additional 24,158,780 doses of vaccines would be achieved through direct procurement and the COVAX-facility.
Preparations are underway to get 100,620 vaccines for people in the 12-18 age group until the end of October. During the same period, the government will receive 1,600,000 doses of Vero Cell COVID-19 vaccines from China.
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