KATHMANDU, July 28 -- The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has announced plans to continue the vaccination campaign that was halted due to the lack of vaccines for the mass. The announcement has been made after Nepal received vaccines as support from other nations, organizations and through procurement process.

According to Dr Shyam Raj Upreti, coordinator of the Vaccine Advisory Committee of the health ministry, everyone eligible to receive the vaccine will be vaccinated within the current fiscal year. If the plan is not disrupted by any means, 21.7 million people above the age of 18 will be vaccinated within the time period. He said that preparations are underway to vaccinate one third of the population by September and the res...