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.
Children aged 12-17 don’t need any document for Covid vaccine
Any child, aged between 12 and 17, will get Covid-19 vaccine without any document from now on, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said today.
What happens if you get vaccinated during COVID-19 positive?
Getting the COVID-19 vaccine is critical to your protection. When COVID-19 cases spread, everyone is at risk of contracting the infection.
Johnson & Johnson halts Covid-19 vaccine production
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) late last year quietly shut down the only plant making usable batches of its COVID-19 vaccine, the New York Times reported, citing people familiar with the decision.
US provides additional 6mn Pfizer vaccine shots to Bangladesh
The United States today donated additional six million doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine to Bangladesh via Covax, bringing the total US vaccine contribution to over 45 million free doses, with millions more scheduled to arrive over the coming months.
Serum India gets nod to manufacture vaccine against Omicron
The Drug Controller General of India has given its nod to Serum Institute of India's proposal to manufacture vaccine against the fast-transmissible Omicron variant of Covid-19, for examination test and analysis, official sources said today.
Damaging the reputation of AstraZeneca vaccine 'possibly killed thousands', says Oxford scientist
A scientist at Oxford University, who worked on the development of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, has criticised scientists and politicians, especially decision-makers in the European Union, for damaging the reputation of the jab that “probably killed hundreds of thousands of people”, reports BBC.
All Bangladeshis to be fully vaccinated by year-end: Health Minister
All citizens of the country will get two doses of vaccine and the booster dose against Covid-19 by December as per target, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said today.
Vaccination awaits milestone
Bangladesh is closing in on the milestone of vaccinating 10 crore people with the first Covid-19 dose despite facing many a challenge.
Covid-19 vaccination for floating population begins in Dhaka
The government has started administering Covid-19 vaccine to the floating population at Kamalapur Railway Station in Dhaka from tonight.
Vaccination of Qawmi madrasa students begins
The health directorate started a special drive to inoculate Qawmi madrasa students with Covid-19 vaccines today.