KATHMANDU: Children between 5 and 12 years of age are being administered the second dose of the vaccine against Covid-19 from today.

Children in 27 districts who have received the first dose of Pfizer will be vaccinated at designated vaccination centers.

The second dose of vaccines is being administered in districts, including Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur, Kavre, Chitwan, Sindhuli, Makwanpur, Jhapa, Morang, Ilam, Sunsari, Saptari, Dhanusha, Parsa, Siraha, Mahottari, Kaski, Nawalparasi East, Nawalparasi West, Rupandehi, Banke, Dang, Bardia, Surkhet, Kailali, Kanchanpur, and Dadeldhura.