mood Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Nepal approves AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use FILE PHOTO: Vials of AstraZeneca's COVISHIELD, coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, are seen before they are packaged inside a lab at Serum Institute of India, Pune, India, Nov. 30, 2020. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo KATHMANDU/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Nepal on Friday granted approval for AstraZeneca’s COVISHIELD vaccine against the coronavirus, the government said, following a meeting with neighbouring India, a major manufacturer of the shot. “Conditional permission has been granted for emergency use authorization of COVISHIELD vaccine against COVID-19 in Nepal,” the Department of Drug Administration said. Nepal has reported 266,816 cases and 1,948 deaths from COVID-19, according to official data. The announcement follows a meeting between India’s foreign minister S. Jaishankar and his Nepali counterpart Pradeep Kumar Gyawali on Friday where “close cooperation” on the pandemic was discussed, according to a statement by India’s foreign ministry. The statement added that Nepal requested that India supply the Himalayan nation with vaccines, without providing further details. India, one of the world’s leading drugmakers, has already begun the manufacture of AstraZeneca’s vaccine, as well as COVAXIN, developed by Bharat Biotech International with a state-run institute. It begins its own vaccination drive on Saturday. Source: Nepal approves AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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