Nepal approves emergency use of Covishield vaccine

January 15, 2021 17:14

The BMC dispatches Covishield to vaccination centres in Mumbai

Nepal Government on Friday approved the emergency use of 'Covishield' vaccine, which is being manufactured by the Serum Institute of India (SII).The decision for the usage of the vaccine was taken by the Department of Drug Administration (DDA).

"It is to notify to all concerned that the conditional permission has been granted for emergency use authorisation of Covishield vaccine against COVID-19 in Nepal as per the departmental decision dated 15th Jan 2021," the DDA said in a notice.

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