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.
Vaccine likely to protect against severe Covid-19 from Omicron: BioNTech CEO
BioNTech and Pfizer's established Covid-19 vaccine will likely offer strong protection against any severe disease from the new Omicron virus variant, BioNTech's Chief Executive told Reuters.
France provides 20.6 lakh AstraZeneca vaccine doses to Bangladesh
The government of France has provided 20.6 lakh doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to Bangladesh.
Covid booster dose for senior citizens: Health Minister
The government will administer Covid-19 booster doses to senior citizens (aged 60 and above), but the date for the campaign has not yet been decided, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said today.
Govt considering ‘no vaccine, no service’ at public offices: Health Minister
The government is considering a “no vaccine, no service” campaign at all public offices to encourage people to get vaccinated, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said today after an inter-ministerial meeting.
Covid vaccines likely less effective against Omicron, Moderna CEO cautions
Drugmaker Moderna set off fresh alarm bells in financial markets on Tuesday as the firm's chief warned that Covid-19 vaccines are unlikely to be as effective against the Omicron variant as they have been against the Delta version.
Vaccine inequity made Omicron variant more likely
Many of the world’s richest countries have spent the past year hoarding coronavirus vaccines, buying up enough doses to vaccinate their populations several times over and consistently failing to deliver on their promises to share doses with the developing world. The World Health Organization said the approach was “self-defeating” and “immoral.”
BioNtech, Moderna, other vaccine makers start work to tackle Omicron variant
BioNTech, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson are working on vaccines that specifically target Omicron in case their existing shots are not effective against the new coronavirus variant, the companies said on Monday.
‘Vaccine’ Merriam-Webster's word of 2021
With an expanded definition to reflect the times, Merriam-Webster has declared an omnipresent truth as its 2021 word of the year: vaccine.
Existing vaccines likely protect against severe illness from Omicron: South African expert
Existing COVID-19 vaccines are probably effective at preventing severe disease and hospitalisation from the newly identified Omicron variant, a top South African infectious disease expert said on Monday.
100% of UAE population received one dose of Covid-19 vaccine: Ministry
One hundred percent of the United Arab Emirates' population has received at least one dose of a vaccine against Covid-19, the health ministry has said.