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Pfizer vaccination halted for lack of syringes



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By TRN Online, Kathmandu, Dec. 28: The ongoing vaccination campaign of Pfizer vaccines in the eight districts of the country for children between 12- 17 years has been halted because of the lack of syringes.

In its press release today, the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) informed that the Pfizer vaccination campaign has to be paused because of the lack of syringes needed to administer the Pfizer vaccines.

The campaign will resume as soon as syringes will be available, read the statement.

The campaign was being run in Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur, Surkhet  , Kavrepalanchowk, Sindhuli, Chitwan and Dadeldhura districts .