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.
Country to get 24cr jabs by Apr: Momen
Expressing optimism about collecting Covid-19 vaccine jabs, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said Bangladesh is on track to get 24 crore shots either by March or April next year.
Will jab 50pc by year-end
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday in parliament said efforts were underway to vaccinate students aged 12 and above as she spoke about a government plan to gradually inoculate 80 percent of the country’s population against Covid-19.
Bangladesh receives 2.7 lakh AstraZeneca doses from Bulgaria
Bangladesh has received 2.7 lakh doses of AstraZeneca vaccine as donation from the Bulgarian government.
India mulling resuming vaccine exports soon, with focus on Africa
India is considering resuming exports of COVID-19 vaccines soon, mainly to Africa, as it has partly immunised a majority of its adults and supplies have surged, a source with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
Bangladesh set to get 24 crore vaccines by March-April: Momen
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today sounded hopeful regarding procurement of Covid-19 vaccines, saying that Bangladesh is on track to get 24 crore doses by March-April next year.
Former world leaders, Nobel laureates call on Germany to waive vaccine patents
More than 140 former heads of state and Nobel laureates today called on the German chancellor candidates Annalena Baerbock, Olaf Scholz, and Armin Laschet to declare themselves in favour of waiving intellectual property rules for COVID 19 vaccines, transferring vaccine technologies, and “to make these the policies of any future coalition government”.
Govt plans to vaccinate students aged 12 and above: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today told the parliament that her government has plans to bring students aged 12 and above under the vaccination programme gradually.
Reopening of Universities: Jab registration only key
Although the government had planned to resume in-person classes at universities and their affiliated colleges from mid-October after vaccinating all students by September, about 60 percent of the tertiary-level pupils have not even registered for vaccination yet.
Govt asks university students to register for vaccine by Sept 27
Students of all public and private universities will need to complete registration for getting Covid-19 vaccine by September 27.
England to offer Covid vaccine to all 12- to 15-year-olds
All children aged 12-15 will be offered Covid-19 vaccinations, Britain announced Monday, following the advice of four top medical officers.