Nepal to receive Pfizer vaccine from the United States tomorrow

Kathmandu: The United States of America is donating Pfizer-BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine to Nepal under the Covax facility, backed by the World Health Organization.

A little over 100,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine are expected to arrive in Nepal tomorrow, according to the US Embassy in Nepal.

Breaking: From the United States ➡️ Nepal. The United States is donating 100,620 Pfizer vaccines to the people of Nepal, the arrival is expected tomorrow! This adds to the 1.53 million J&J vaccines given by the U.S. to Nepal in July. #inthistogether 🛬

— U.S. Embassy Nepal (@USEmbassyNepal) October 24, 2021

“The United States is donating 100,620 Pfizer vaccines to the people of Nepal, the arrival is expected tomorrow! This adds to the 1.53 million J&J vaccines given by the U.S. to Nepal in July,” the embassy tweeted.

Nepal, on July 22, received a little over 1.5 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine from the United States under the Covax facility.

Under the facility, Nepal has received more than 3.5 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines from various countries.

The Covax facility, backed by the WHO, is providing Covid-19 vaccines to 92 low- and middle-income countries including Nepal.