Page 2 - Upasana Dahal News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Stay updated with breaking news from Upasana dahal. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.

Top News In Upasana Dahal Today - Breaking & Trending Today

Within 7 days, Bhutan fully vaccinates 90 percent of eligible adults


Upasana Dahal/AFP via Getty Images
Over seven days, 90 percent of eligible adults in Bhutan received their second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, the country s health ministry announced Tuesday.
The mass vaccine drive started on July 20, and is arguably the fastest vaccination campaign to be executed during a pandemic, UNICEF said. In April, Bhutan received 550,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine from India, and in less than two weeks was able to give abut 90 percent of eligible adults their first dose. 
Bhutan is a small country that lies between China and India, with a population of almost 800,000. There was a pause in the vaccination push when vaccine production was slowed down in India because of a surge in coronavirus cases, but earlier this month doses began arriving again in Bhutan, with Denmark, Croatia, and Bulgaria donating 400,000 AstraZeneca shots and the United States supplying 500,000 Moderna and 5,000 Pfizer doses.  ....

United States , Dechen Wangmo , Sonam Wangchuk , Upasana Dahal , Associated Press , ஒன்றுபட்டது மாநிலங்களில் , தொடர்புடையது ப்ரெஸ் ,