Pfizer vaccine 95 percent effective against COVID-19: Health Ministry

KATHMANDU, November 13: The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has said that the Pfizer vaccine is found 95 percent effective against COVID-19 and urged the people to feel safe and confident for the vaccination. 

Ministry Spokesperson Dr Krishna Prasad Poudel said this during an awareness campaign on Pfizer vaccination. The awareness campaign was organized by the Department of Health Service. 

The first phase of the Pfizer vaccination drive is beginning from Sunday (November 14). After the weeklong drive, the second phase would begin from December 12.

“Initially, the vaccines would be administered to people above 12 year, suffering from chronic disease. Various 24 hospitals from across the country would administer the vaccines,” said Director General at the Department, Dr Dipendra Raman Singh. He further said the government was procuring 6 million doses of Pfizer to vaccinate the children above 12 year. 

“Pfizer was a different vaccine from others. It has been used in 132 countries including Nepal” said Sagar Dahal, chief of the Child Health and Immunization Section. “It is safe and effective,” he added.  

Dahal also assured that although the vaccinated ones may witness the problems of nausea, fever, headache, joint pain, it would fizzle out in two to three days with the intake of Cetamol.

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