Denmark to provide 1.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Nepal under grant assistance

KATHMANDU, June 6: Denmark is providing a total of 1.4 million doses of vaccines against the coronavirus disease to Nepal under the grant assistance. 

According to Dr Bhim Singh Tinkari, Chief Logistic Management Division,  the Danish Government is going to provide 1.4 million vaccines to Nepal through UNICEF. 

The Danish government sent a letter to UNICEF. Tinkari added. The Department of Health Services has also sent a letter to UNICEF for the AstraZeneca vaccines. He said UNICEF is yet to respond to the letter.

He also added that the United States also announced to provide vaccines to Nepal. 

The government is planning to administer 1 million doses of Vero Cell Vaccines, donated by China for the second time starting June 10. 

Vero Cell vaccine will be administered to the citizens aged between 60 and 64.