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Government to buy 4 million vaccines from China’s Synopharm



KATHMANDU: The government has decided to buy Verocell vaccines against COVID-19 from Synopharm, a Chinese company.

A government source said that the decision to this effect was made during Monday’s cabinet meeting.

The government has decided to purchase the vaccine from Synopharm after the company made a written commitment to provide vaccines to Nepal.

Sinopharm made the commitment to provide vaccines to Nepal following a long diplomatic effort.

However, the purchase of the vaccines under the Non-Disclosure Agreement has raised concerns among health officials.

Publish Date : 16 June 2021 20:57 PM

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