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 run vaccination campaign at union level 2 days per week
Government will run special inoculation campaign with Covid-19 vaccines at the union level two days each week, according to the health directorate.
No decision yet on vaccinating children aged 12-17: DGHS official
There is no decision yet on inoculating children, aged 12-17, with the Covid-19 vaccine, a health directorate official said today.
Challenge of Jabbing 2Cr a Month: Manpower crisis lies at the crux
Inoculating two crore people against Covid-19 every month from October will be extremely challenging if the manpower crisis in the government’s regular immunisation campaign is not solved immediately, health officials warn.
Moderna Covid vaccine edges Pfizer in new US research
A new study released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday is the latest to suggest the Moderna Covid vaccine confers better long-term protection against hospitalization than Pfizer.
Govt to start giving Pfizer shots to kids in 20 days
Health Minister Zahed Maleque yesterday said students aged between 12 and 17 years would receive Pfizer vaccine.
Students aged 12–17 to get Pfizer vaccine: Health Minister
Health Minister Zahed Maleque today said that students aged between 12 and 17 years will receive Pfizer vaccine.
50 lakh more Sinopharm doses reach Bangladesh
Around 50 lakh more doses of Covid-19 Sinopharm vaccine reached Bangladesh from China early today.
US FDA advisers recommend Covid-19 boosters for 65, older
Advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted on Friday (Sept 17) to recommend Covid-19 vaccine booster shots for Americans 65 and older and those at high risk of severe illness, after overwhelmingly rejecting a call for broader approval.
US medical experts to vote on Pfizer Covid boosters
US medical experts will meet today to debate and vote on the controversial question of giving out booster doses of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine to the general population.
Moderna vaccine protection wanes, booster shot can extend immunity significantly: study
New data from Moderna Inc's large Covid-19 vaccine trial shows that the protection it offers wanes over time, supporting the case for booster doses, the company said in a news release on Wednesday.