Kathmandu: Nepal received more than 1.5 million doses of johnson and johnson corona vaccine from the US on Monday. Nepal has received these vaccine doses when the country is facing a serious vaccine fort. This is the first consignment of vaccine received by Nepal. The US has provided 15,34,850 doses to Nepal through the 'Covax Scheme'.

US Ambassador Randy Berry handed over the vaccine to Nepal's health minister Krishna Gopal Shrestha on Monday. "Today we are giving nepal enough JNJ Covid-19 vaccine through cowax to completely vaccinate 15 lakh people," Berry wrote after handing over the vaccine to Nepal. "I am proud that the US is the only largest country to help Nepal with covid-19. The gift is aimed at saving people's lives on behalf of the American people," Berry added.

On the other hand, PM K P Sharma Oli expressed gratitude to the US government on behalf of the Government of Nepal and the people for providing the vaccine. According to media reports, Health Minister Shrestha said on Monday that the US vaccine dose will be given to people between the ages of 50 and 54. According to a press release issued by the Ministry of External Affairs, the johnson and johnson vaccine will boost Nepal's vaccination campaign amid the second wave of the Covid-19 epidemic.

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