KATHMANDU, Jan 16: Health workers at Patan Hospital were given a booster dose of the vaccine against COVID-19.
On Saturday, the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) announced that the booster doses will be inoculated to the frontline workers from Sunday and to all senior citizens above 60 as well as those completing six months of full-dose vaccine from January 28.
38 new cases of coronavirus traced on Saturday
The ministry has directed the provincial health directorate, province health supply management center, and all 77 health offices for administering the booster dose.
Here are some pictures taken by Republica Photojournalist Dipesh Shrestha at Patan Hospital on Sunday.