Eighty-five thousand doses of anti-COVID-19 vaccine imported from China have arrived here. The Sudurpaschim Province Medical Supplies Management Centre has handed over the vaccine to all the nine districts of the province.
Centre's official Rajendra Awasthi said the vaccines would be administered to people of 60 to 64 years of age in the first phase. The vaccine brought here from the centre has been distributed to the districts for its roll out.
According to Awasthi, the Kailali Health Office has been given 13,610 doses, Kanchanpur has been provided with 7,570 doses, Achham has been allocated 4,102 doses, Doti district has been given 3,020 doses, Dadeldhura district has been handed 258 doses, Baitadi district 3,780 doses, Darchula district 3,243 doses, Bajahnag has been provided 3,168 doses and Bajura Health Office has been given 4,442 doses of the vaccine.
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