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Nepal begins first phase of Covid-19 vaccination drive

Prime Minister Oli says all eligible citizens will be inoculated within three months but officials fail to explain how. The country will need around 45 million doses to cover 72 percent of the 30 million people. Nepal begins first phase of Covid-19 vaccination drive
Dr Sagar Rajbhandari (right), director of Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital, and Dr Anup Bastola react after receiving their first jabs in Teku, Kathmandu on Wednesday. Angad Dhakal/TKP
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Arjun Poudel
Published at : January 27, 2021
Updated at : January 28, 2021 08:08
Kathmandu

Arjun Poudel

Arjun Poudel is a health reporter for The Kathmandu Post. Before joining the Post, he worked for Sagarmatha Television, Naya Patrika, Republica and The Himalayan Times.


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