Family Welfare Division

The government has said that Pfizer's new vaccine (bivalent vaccine), for Omicron, will arrive in Nepal in the week following February 13.

Four million doses of Chinese-based Sinovac company's Sinovac-CoronaVac Covid-19 vaccine may not be rolled out ever.

The Pfizer vaccine for children between the ages of 5 and 11 will arrive in June 19.

The government is offering a booster dose against COVID to kids from the age of 12 to 17.

Citizens who are to receive their first dose of COVID vaccine will only be vaccinated with Covishield and AstraZeneca.

The government has decided to bring the single-dose Janssen COVID-19 vaccine which is manufactured by American pharmaceuticals giant Johnson & Johnson.

The government has launched a 2-day nationwide programme to administer Vitamin 'A' supplements and de-worming tablets.