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.
‘Overnight queues proved futility of vaccination drive’
Numerous people’s wait in queues overnight for jabs proved how futile the mass vaccination campaign was, said Jatiya Party Chairman and Deputy Leader of the Opposition GM Quader yesterday.
Pandemic has left youth in the lurch
The ongoing pandemic is leaving an adverse effect on education, employment and mental condition of the country’s youth population, adding a new form of disengagement to the youth cohort.
Upazila chairman gets jab at home
Luta Haider Rashid, chairman of Rajshahi’s Tanore upazila, was administered his second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine in his government residence on Tuesday, flouting vaccination rules.
Covid Delta Variant: Herd immunity ‘not a possibility’
Herd immunity is “not a possibility” with the current spread of the Delta variant due to it still infecting vaccinated individuals, the head of the Oxford Vaccine Group Andrew Pollard said.
UNHCR welcomes vaccination drive for Rohingya refugees
UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, has welcomed the vaccination campaign in Bangladesh’s Rohingya refugee camps, in line with national authorities’ broader public health efforts.
1.77 million more Sinopharm vaccine doses on the way to Dhaka
1.77 million more doses of Sinopharm vaccines, under the COVAX programme, has departed China’s Beijing via an Emirates flight at 7:20 this morning (Beijing time).
Over 1.47cr got first dose of Covid-19 vaccine till Aug 10; 49 lakh got both doses
A total of 1,47,69,447 people have received the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine across the country till yesterday (August 10), according to a press release issued from the health directorate.
Bangladesh to buy 6 crore more Sinopharm doses from China
Bangladesh government is going to procure six crore more doses of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine from China.
Upazila chairman in Rajshahi gets vaccinated at home, health worker show-caused
Department General of Health Services served show-cause notice to a health worker in Rajshahi’s Tanore upazila in connection with giving the local chairman Covid-19 jab at his home.
Facebook removes Russian network that targeted influencers to peddle anti-vaccine messages
Facebook said on Tuesday it had removed a network of accounts from Russia that it linked to a marketing firm which aimed to enlist influencers to push anti-vaccine content about the Covid-19 jabs.