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.
Govt to set up int’l standard vaccine centre: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday in parliament announced that her government is planning to set up an international standard vaccine institute aimed at producing vaccines in the country.
Covid Vaccination: Don’t need NID anymore
People who do not have national identity cards can get Covid-19 vaccines from community clinics and other temporary centres showing any other identification papers, like birth certificate or passport.
Saudi Arabia donates 1.5m AstraZeneca vaccine shots to Bangladesh
Saudi Arabia donated 1.5 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines to Bangladesh today.
Vaccination of slum residents starts from Dhaka’s Korail
The campaign to inoculate residents of slums, aged 18 and above, against Covid-19 started this morning at Dhaka’s Korail slum.
Slum Dwellers’ Jabs: Campaign starts from Korail Bosti
The government is set to launch a campaign today to inoculate slum dwellers aged 18 and above against Covid-19.
Bangladesh capable of producing Covid-19 vaccine: PM tells parliament
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today told the parliament that Bangladesh has the capability of producing Covid-19 vaccine and supply those to other countries.
Vaccination for slum residents starts tomorrow: Health Minister
The government will start vaccination programme for those living in slums from tomorrow, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said today.
US to provide another 14m Pfizer jabs
The US administration has declared that it will provide another 14 million Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine doses to Bangladesh under the COVAX facility, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said yesterday.
Adolescents in Bangladesh getting Covid-19 jabs this fast is impressive: UK envoy
The targeted Covid-19 vaccination will be a vital enabler in bringing students back to schools, which is essential to their educational development and Bangladesh’s continuing economic and social progress, said British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Robert Chatterton Dickson today.
US announced 14mn more Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines for Bangladesh: Momen
The United States has announced 14 million more Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines for Bangladesh under the COVAX facility, Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said today.