Baitadi, Aug 17: As many as 38,000 children within 5-12-year-old are to be inoculated with Pfizer vaccines against COVID-19 in Baitadi.
Preparation for the campaign of
inoculation has been taken ahead focusing on the target group in all districts
with the Ministry of Health and Population issuing the directive to this
effect.
In this connection, Health Office
Baitadi Chief Yogesh Prasad Bhatta said the vaccination drive would take place
in the district on August 21-25. For the purpose, 548 inoculators and 1,136
volunteers would be mobilized, he shared.
The campaign would run in Melauli
municipality along with Sunaiya, Shivanath, Pancheswor, Dilasaini, Signs, and
Dogdakedar rural municipalities up to August 24 and in Patan, Purchaudi, and
Dasharath municipality up to August 25.
The targeted children would be
inoculated with vaccines at schools. Preparation is in full swing for the setup of
vaccine centers at schools to that end.