The 4.1 million doses of Moderna and J&J vaccines sent by Germany via COVAX facility arrived in Kathmandu this week. Photo: UNICEFTill a few…
The fact that Omicron was detected in an individual who had arrived in Nepal five days before the new variant was first identified in Botswana…
After a dozen or so people were admitted to a hospital in Delhi with suspected omicron strain of Covid, neighbouring Nepal is on a high alert…
Children aged 12-17 started getting inoculated with the Pfizer BioNTech Covid vaccine in Kathmandu on Monday. Photo: AMIT MACHAMASINot long ago,…
The 100,620 doses of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine arrived in Kathmandu on Monday. Photos: AMIT MACHAMASIThe first 100,620 doses of Pfizer’s…
State neglect, international apathy, and the climate crisis magnify vaccine inequity in Nepal
There is breaking news every other day: the United States donates 2 million Moderna shots to Bangladesh and Pakistan. Denmark announces 250,000…
Migrant workers, including Nepalis, in Kuwait after being vaccinated. A Nepali worker gets his jab (right). Source: Ram Bahadur BasnetIn…
The introduction of vaccines against the coronavirus have been described as the light at the end of the tunnel. But for most of the poorest…
The Oxford Vaccine against Covid-19 is possibly the most proximate immunisation option for Nepalis
With the pre-winter resurgence of Covid-19 around the world and in Nepal, pressure is mounting on governments to procure vaccines to protect…
Nepal Army special funeral team brings home the first fatality from Covid-19 in Bhojpur District. She was a 24-year-old woman. The government's…
