Survey shows that most Nepalese people have COVID-19 antibodies

Xinhua News Agency, Kathmandu, August 30 (Reporter Yi Aijun and Zhou Shengping) The results of a sample survey published by the Ministry of Health and Population of Nepal on the evening of the 29th showed that more than two-thirds of the population of Nepal have antibodies to the new coronavirus
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The Ministry of Health and Population of Nepal said that the seroepidemiological survey was conducted randomly across the country from July 5 to August 14.
13,161 survey subjects were over 6 years old, covering all age groups, occupations, and urban and rural areas.
Including those who have been vaccinated and those who have not been vaccinated, the samples collected are tested at the Nepal National Public Health Laboratory
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Adhikari, a joint spokesperson of the Ministry of Health and Population of Nepal, said in an interview with Xinhua News Agency that Nepal’s vaccination work is progressing limited.
The vaccine has not yet been vaccinated, and the highly contagious Delta strain has emerged in the country, and the risk of the spread of the epidemic still exists
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According to data released by the Ministry of Health and Population of Nepal, as of August 29, the country had a total of 759,222 confirmed cases of new crown and a total of 10,714 deaths; out of more than 30 million people across the country, 5.
06 million had received a dose of the vaccine, and 4.
05 million had completed it.
Vaccination
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A media statement issued by the Ministry of Health and Population of Nepal also pointed out that tests showed that among Nepalese who have received the first dose of the new crown vaccine and 90% of the Nepalese who have completed the two doses of vaccinations, respectively, 80% and 90% of them have developed antibodies.
The vaccine we are injecting is very effective
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