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, teens in US could start getting Moderna’s Covid vaccine within weeks’
Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine could start to be used in children and teens in the United States within weeks, its chief executive said in an interview ahead of the Reuters Total Health conference, which will run virtually from Nov. 15-18.
Vaccine from US will enable students to resume studies, social lives: Ambassador hopes
The American people have so far contributed 15 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine to Bangladesh, with the last shipment of 3.5 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine, said the US Embassy in Dhaka today.
10 lakh jabs a day: Govt plans to ramp up vaccination next month
The government plans to jab 10 lakh doses daily from next month to ramp up the Covid-19 vaccination campaign which has gathered some pace in recent months following smooth supply of vaccines.
2 lakh more Sinopharm vaccines reach Dhaka
A consignment of two lakh doses of Sinopharm’s Covid-19 vaccine from China reached Dhaka today.
Facebook removes Bolsonaro video claiming Covid vaccines linked with developing AIDS
Facebook late on Sunday removed a video by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro from its platforms, in which the far-right leader made a false claim that Covid-19 vaccines were linked with developing AIDS.
Low-dose Covid vaccine shot works for children aged 6 to 11: Moderna
Moderna said Monday that a low dose of its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and appears to work in 6- to 11-year-olds, as the manufacturer joins its rival Pfizer in moving toward expanding shots to children.
Spl Campaign: 66 lakh to be jabbed Thursday
More than 66 lakh people, aged 25 and above, will receive their second dose of Covid-19 vaccines in a special countrywide campaign on Thursday, officials said yesterday.
Vaccination for children aged 3 to begin as Covid-19 cases surge in China
Children as young as 3 will start receiving Covid-19 vaccines in China, where 76% of the population has been fully vaccinated and authorities are maintaining a zero-tolerance policy toward outbreaks.
Hasina congratulates Modi on India administering a billion Covid jabs
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today congratulated her Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, on achieving the historic milestone of administering one billion Covid-19 vaccine doses on October 21 by his government.
Bangladesh needs to be self-sufficient in vaccine supply: Dr Firdausi
Bangladesh needs to attain self-sufficiency in vaccine supply as soon as possible to combat Covid-19 and any future public health emergencies, Ramon Magsaysay Award winner scientist Dr Firdausi Qadri has said.