KATHMANDU, August 13: The government has announced to administer J&J vaccines to those Nepali people travelling to South Korea for employment.
Those travelling to South Korea for employment or any other purpose can visit vaccination centers and get a shot of J&J vaccine, according to the Minister of Health and Population (MoHP). “These people can visit Nepal Police Hospital and Army Hospital, for the vaccination.”
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Passport and visa documents will be required to receive the vaccine.
Likewise, Nepal is soon to receive 10.2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines by mid-October, according to the Minister of State for the Health and Population, Umesh Shrestha. “The government has also begun processes to procure COVID-19 vaccines for children and will be inoculating them with the vaccines soon,” he added.
