As the country grapples with the deadly second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, the Nepali Government has intensified its efforts to procure COVID-19 vaccines from various countries to control the spread.<\/p>\n
Lately, the Nepali Government has placed its request before the American Government to facilitate the supply of COVID-19 vaccines, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA).<\/p>\n
Recently, former Health Minister Gagan Thapa had tweeted Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali to seek help from the US to procure vaccines. He said that the US is in a position to support other countries as the pandemic situation had improved significantly in the US lately.<\/p>\n
Responding to the tweet, Minister Gyawali informed that the Ministry had completed the necessary process to procure COVID-19 vaccines from the US.<\/p>\n
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“I can confirm the request is in Washington. President Biden has made clear that as long as this virus is spreading anywhere, it is a threat to people everywhere. The US is looking at options to share the AstraZeneca doses with other countries as they become available,” said Anna Richey-Allen, Information Officer at the US Embassy in Nepal.<\/p>\n
“I know that many countries are asking the United States to do more, some with growing desperation because of the scope and scale of their COVID emergencies. We hear you. And I promise we’re moving as fast as possible,” she added.<\/p>\n
The US is the largest donor to COVAX, a global initiative to enable low-to-middle income countries equitable access to COVID-19 medicines, equipment, and vaccines. The US has already committed to providing USD 2 billion to the program, and another USD 2 billion to follow.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Nepal is among the first in Asia to receive COVAX donations.<\/p>\n
The American Government recently announced an additional USD 8.5 million emergency response fund to Nepal<\/strong> to fight the second wave of the pandemic.<\/p>\n
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As the country grapples with the deadly second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, the Nepali Government…<\/span><\/p>\n