Nepal receives 348,000 doses of made-in-India Covid-19 vaccines

The first COVAX shipment of 348,000 doses of AstraZeneca 'Covishield' vaccines arrived in Kathmandu, the embassy said in a tweet

Nepal received 348,000 doses of made-in-India Covid vaccines under the World Health Organization’s COVAX initiative.

 

In a tweet, the Embassy of India in Nepal wrote: “Today, the first COVAX shipment of 348,000 doses of AstraZeneca ‘Covishield’ vaccines manufactured by the Serum Institute of India (SII), together with 350,000 syringes and 3,500 vaccine safety boxes arrived in Kathmandu.”