Vaccine
Bangladesh seeks UK support for vaccine centre
Health Minister Dr Samanta Lal Sen has sought support from the Oxford Vaccine Group at the University of Oxford to establish a vaccine centre in Bangladesh.
Covid-19 vaccination campaign to restart: DGHS
The government has decided to restart distribution and administration of Covid-19 vaccines amid recent rise in infection across the country
From Covid to cancer: High hopes for Nobel mRNA vaccines
The coronavirus pandemic brought global renown to the mRNA technology that underpins vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna, and on Monday earned a Nobel Prize for two scientists who have been key to its development
US government to urge Americans to get new Covid-19 boosters
The Biden administration plans to urge all Americans to get a booster shot for the coronavirus this autumn to counter a new wave of infections, a White House official said on Sunday
World's first intranasal Covid vaccine launched in Delhi
The world's first intranasal Covid-19 vaccine was launched in India's New Delhi today.
Fourth Covid-19 shot campaign begins
A special campaign for administering the fourth Covid-19 vaccine dose starts today.
Administration of 4th Covid dose to start Dec 20
A special campaign for administering fourth Covid vaccine dose will start on December 20.
Administration of 4th Covid jab to start Dec 20
Administration of the fourth dose of Covid vaccine will begin on December 20 at seven vaccination centres in Dhaka.
Action against shop owners if employees not vaccinated: DMP chief
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Shafiqul Islam today said action will be taken against shop owners if their employees are not vaccinated.
US donates 62 lakh Pfizer jabs to Bangladesh
The United States has donated another 6.2 million (62 lakh) doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine to Bangladesh under the COVAX programme, sustaining the effort to expand vaccinations among youth and hard-to-reach communities.
Children below 12 to get Covid vaccine if WHO recommends: Health Minister
The government will inoculate children below 12 if the World Health Organization makes the recommendation, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said today.
Covid inoculation: No more first dose after Feb 26
Citizens eligible to receive Covid-19 vaccines would be able to get their first jabs without any registration or documents in any centre across the country from now on.
AstraZeneca’s short shelf life makes Covid vaccine rollout difficult to world's poorest
The relatively short shelf life of AstraZeneca Plc's (AZN.L) Covid -19 vaccine is complicating the rollout to the world's poorest nations, according to officials and internal World Health Organization documents reviewed by Reuters.
No 1st dose of Covid-19 vaccine after Feb 26: DGHS
After February 26, first dose of Covid-19 vaccine will not be administered, according to Directorate General of Health Services.
Vaccine seekers can now get 1st dose of Covid jab without registering
Everyone eligible to get vaccinated (aged 12 years and above) can take the first dose of Covid-19 vaccines without registration or showing any document at any centre in the country from now on.
Babies born to vaccinated mothers 60% less likely to be hospitalised with severe Covid: CDC
Babies born to mothers fully vaccinated against the coronavirus during pregnancy were around 60 per cent less likely to be hospitalised with severe Covid-19, a new study by the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Tuesday (Feb 15).
Special drive to vaccinate 1 crore people with first dose on Feb 26
The health directorate will conduct a special drive to vaccinate one crore people with first jabs of Covid-19 vaccine on February 26.
Covid shots: No papers needed for children
From now on, children aged between 12 and 17 will get Covid-19 vaccines without any documents, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said yesterday.