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.
Bangladesh received over 11cr Covid vaccines under Covax: Health Minister
Health Minister Zahid Maleque today (June 5, 2022) told the parliament that Bangladesh received over 11 crore Covid-19 vaccines free of cost under the Covax facilities.
Nationwide Covid booster dose campaign began
A week-long special campaign for administering Covid-19 booster dose began today (June 4, 2022), aiming to inoculate over one crore people across the country.
1.42cr to get booster dose during weeklong campaign from Saturday
Around 1.42 crore people -- aged 18 and above and have received their second jabs at least four months before -- will get booster dose during the weeklong special campaign slated to be started from Saturday, said a press release from the health directorate.
Covid booster dose campaign starts on June 4
A week-long special campaign for administering Covid-19 booster jabs will start countrywide on June 4, said the Directorate General of Health Services.
Bangladesh No. 1 recipient of Covid vaccines from Unicef under Covax
Unicef delivered over 190 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines to Bangladesh through Covax in one year.
Weeklong Covid booster dose campaign from June 4
A nationwide special campaign to administer booster doses of Covid-19 vaccines to eligible people will start from Saturday (June 4-10, 2022).
3rd Covid vaccine dose offers protection to children under 5, Pfizer says
Three doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine offer strong protection for children younger than 5, the company announced Monday (May 23, 2022), another step toward shots for the littlest kids possibly beginning in early summer.
Covid-19 booster: Special campaign to start this month
The health directorate is going to conduct a special campaign this month to inoculate around five crore people, aged 18 and above, who have received their second dose of Covid-19 vaccines at least four months ago.
Bangladesh, a Covid vaccination success story, says UNICEF
UNICEF has listed Bangladesh, Peru, Vietnam and the Philippines as "Covid-19 Vaccine Success Stories" in their recent report, noting that Bangladesh's vaccination rate has risen sharply.
US to share Covid vaccine technology through WHO: Biden
The United States will share technologies used to make Covid-19 vaccines through the World Health Organization and is working to expand rapid testing and antiviral treatments for hard-to-reach populations, President Joe Biden said on Thursday.
