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.
10 lakh doses of Sinovac vaccine arrive
Ten lakh jabs of Sinovac’s Covid-19 vaccine has arrived as gift at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport yesterday.
2 million Sinovac, AstraZeneca doses arrive in Dhaka
One million jabs of Covid-19 vaccines produced by Sinovac Life Sciences Co Ltd arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital today.
Govt to buy 9cr disposable syringes from Chinese firm
The government will buy nine crores disposable syringes directly from a Chinese company to administer the Covid-19 vaccines.
Vaccination of children in capital from Oct 30
The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education is planning to start vaccinating schoolchildren, aged 12-17 years, in Dhaka city with Covid-19 vaccines from October 30.
Jab campaign goes to brave little ones
The health directorate inoculated 120 schoolchildren, aged 12-17, with Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine yesterday as part of the trial run prior to largescale campaign.
FDA debates lower-dose of Moderna shots for booster
U.S. health advisers are debating if millions of Americans who received Moderna vaccinations should get a booster shot -- this time, using half the original dose.
Trial run of vaccinating school students begins in Manikganj
Trial run of Covid-19 vaccination of school students, aged 12-17, began at Colonel Malek Medical College Hospital in Manikganj today.
Students Aged 12-17: Trial run of Covid vaccine shots today
The health directorate will conduct a trial run of Covid-19 vaccination of school students at Colonel Malek Medical College Hospital in Manikganj today.
Govt production of Covid-19 vaccine will be delayed further: health ministry
Production of Covid-19 vaccine under the government initiative will be delayed further, health ministry informed a parliamentary body today.
Trial run for vaccinating school students in Manikganj tomorrow
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) will conduct a test run for Covid-19 vaccination for school students at the Colonel Malek Medical College Hospital in Manikganj tomorrow.