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From scarce vaccines, to storage shortage in Nepal

Till a few months ago, Nepal was struggling with a critical shortage of vaccine doses, and the situation was so dire that the...

Omicron may not be as risky, but take care

The fact that Omicron was detected in an individual who had arrived in Nepal five days before the new variant was first...

Sonia Awale

Nepal needs to prepare for new Covid wave

After a dozen or so people were admitted to a hospital in Delhi with suspected omicron strain of Covid, neighbouring Nepal is on...

Do Nepalis need Covid booster shots?

Not long ago, to boost or not to boost was the dilemma of rich countries, even as developing nations were struggling to vaccinate their...

Sonia Awale

Pfizer vaccines arrive in Nepal

The first 100,620 doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine under the global COVAX initiative arrived in Kathmandu on Monday, even as the country’s rate...

Giving all Nepalis a shot at the Covid vaccine

State neglect, international apathy, and the climate crisis magnify vaccine inequity in Nepal

Vaccines too little, too late for Nepal?

There is breaking news every other day: the United States donates 2 million Moderna shots to Bangladesh and Pakistan. Denmark announces 250,000...

Sonia Awale

Job-seekers now also jab-seekers

In February 2020, Nepali migrant worker Min from Sindhupalchok was excited to visit Nepal after completing two years working in Kuwait. More...

Upasana Khadka

90% in poor countries will miss Covid vaccinations

The introduction of vaccines against the coronavirus have been described as the light at the end of the tunnel. But for...

90% in poor countries will miss Covid vaccinations

The introduction of vaccines against the coronavirus have been described as the light at the end of the tunnel. But for...