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.
No first dose of Moderna from tomorrow
The government has decided to suspend administering the first dose of Moderna Covid vaccine from tomorrow.
Special Mass Inoculation - Seems like govt moving without plan: GM Quader
The chaotic unfolding of the mass vaccination programme is making it clear that the government is progressing without any plan, alleged Jatiya Party chairperson and deputy leader of the opposition GM Quader.
Vaccine IP Rights: Its waiver will help get global herd immunity
A temporary waiver of intellectual property rights for Covid-19 vaccines is vital to increase supply, achieve global herd immunity, and advance global health equity, Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus and five others have said in an article published in the BMJ (formerly British Medical Journal).
CCC suspends health staffer for ‘vaccinating people at home’
Authorities of Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) suspended Bishu Dey, a health staffer of Mostafa Hakim Maternity Hospital, which is run by CCC, for his alleged connection with misappropriating Covid-19 vaccines and "vaccinating people at home in exchange for money".
17 lakh Sinopharm vaccines reach Dhaka
A consignment of 17 lakh Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine doses, under the COVAX facility, reached Dhaka this evening from China.
Covid-19: Vaccination campaign begins at Rohingya camps
Vaccination against Covid-19 began at Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar district today.
Govt decides to stop administering first dose of Moderna vaccine from Aug 12
The government has decided to stop administering the first dose of Moderna Covid-19 vaccine from August 12.
Rajshahi City Corporation suspends vaccination campaign due to shortage of jabs
Rajshahi City Corporation today suspended the six-day Covid-19 vaccination campaign, on its fourth day, due to lack of vaccine doses.
Mission vaccination: Military helicopter takes jabs to remote Rangamati hills
Bangladesh government’s Covid-19 mass vaccination drive reached the Rangamati hills today, all thanks to the local administration and the Bangladeshi armed forces.
1.7 million doses of Sinopharm vaccine on the way to Dhaka
Under the COVAX programme, 1.7 million doses of Sinopharm vaccine have departed Beijing at 5:25 am (local time) and will reach Dhaka this morning.