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.
Bangladesh gets 17.9 lakh more Pfizer vaccines from US
Bangladesh today received another 17.90 lakh doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine from US under the COVAX facility.
Serum Institute resumes Covishield vaccine export
Serum Institute of India, the world's largest vaccine manufacturer, today said it has resumed exports of its Covid-19 vaccine Covishield to low- and middle-income countries with the first batch of consignment leaving its facility in western Indian city of Pune.
Covid vaccines reduce transmission of Delta variant by 40%: WHO
Covid vaccines reduce transmission of the dominant Delta variant by about 40 percent, the WHO said Wednesday, warning that people were falling into a false sense of security concerning jabs.
Pfizer says longtime employee leaving company stole Covid vaccine secrets
Pfizer Inc has sued a longtime employee for allegedly stealing "scores" of confidential documents, including some related to its COVID-19 vaccine, as she prepared to jump to a competitor.
US provides 1.8m Pfizer vaccines
The US has provided another 1.8 million doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine to Bangladesh. The American people have now donated a total of
Bangladesh gets 1.8mn Pfizer vaccines from US
The United States (US) has provided another 1.8 million doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine to Bangladesh.
Bangavax gets nod for human trials
The homegrown Covid-19 vaccine Bangavax got ethical permission from the Bangladesh Medical Research Council (BMRC) to begin human trials, in a massive endorsement of the research credentials of the local drug maker.
Bangavax gets ethical permission for human trial
Bangavax got ethical permission from Bangladesh Medical Research Council for the vaccine’s human trial.
Covid Vaccination: 15m to get jabs in next 10-15 days
As many as 15 million people will be given Covid-19 vaccines within the next 10-15 days, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said yesterday.
Covid shot 100% effective in adolescents after 4 months: Pfizer
Pfizer and BioNTech said Monday their Covid-19 vaccine remained 100 percent effective in children 12 to 15 years old, four months after the second dose.