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Nepal receives 348,000 doses of Made-in-India COVID-19 vaccines under COVAX facility (Photo Credit: Twitter/ India in Nepal)
Nepal receives 348,000 doses of Made-in-India COVID-19 vaccines under COVAX initiative ANI | Updated: Mar 08, 2021 14:56 IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], March 8 (ANI): Nepal on Sunday received 348,000 doses of Made-in-India COVID-19 vaccines under the COVAX initiative.
In a tweet, the Embassy of India in Nepal wrote, Today, the first COVAX shipment of 348,000 doses of AstraZeneca Covishield vaccines manufactured by the Serum Institute of India (SII), together with 350,000 syringes and 3500 vaccine safety boxes arrived in Kathmandu. #VaccineMaitri @MEAIndia @PMOIndia.
COVAX is a global vaccine initiative run by a coalition that includes the Vaccine Alliance known as Gavi and World Health Organization (WHO) and is funded by donations from governments, multilateral institutions and foundations. Its mi
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