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.
Special vaccine drive hits a major snag: Cut down to 1 day from 6 due to shortage of jabs
A special Covid-19 mass inoculation drive, mainly aimed at vaccinating rural people at the union level, has suffered a major setback just days before it was scheduled to begin on Saturday.
UK to offer Covid vaccine to healthy 16 and 17 year-olds
The UK government announced Wednesday it will offer coronavirus vaccinations to all 16 and 17 year olds, but not to younger healthy teenagers as in many other Western countries.
WHO calls for moratorium on Covid-19 vaccine booster doses
The World Health Organization is calling for a moratorium on COVID-19 vaccine boosters until at least the end of September, its head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday.
AstraZeneca Jabs: Japan sends 6.16 lakh more
Japan supplied over 6.16 lakh shots of the AstraZeneca vaccine to Bangladesh yesterday. With this, 16.43 lakh doses of the Covid-19 vaccine arrived from Japan so far.
Vaccination of Rohingyas begins on August 10
The government will begin vaccinating around 66,000 Rohingya refugees living in the camps of Cox’s Bazar from August 10.
Covaxin gets the nod for clinical trial here
Covaxin, the Covid-19 vaccine developed by India’s Bharat Biotech, got ethical permission to conduct human trial in Bangladesh.
Japan’s 3rd consignment of vaccine: Over 6 lakh doses of AstraZeneca reach Dhaka
Japan’s supply of 616,780 more doses of AstraZeneca vaccines has reached the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport today.
Won't get salary after Aug 31 if not vaccinated by 16: AG's office staff told
Attorney General (AG) AM Amin Uddin has directed all officers and staff members at his office to receive Covid-19 vaccine by August 16, and said that those who will not get vaccinated by the deadline will not get salaries after August 31.
BMRC ethically permits human trials of Bharat Biotech's vaccine in Bangladesh
Covaxin, the Covid-19 vaccine made by India's Bharat Biotech, got ethical permission to conduct human trial in Bangladesh.
Vaccinate the mothers-to-be, new moms
The national expert committee on Covid-19 vaccination yesterday recommended providing vaccines to expecting and lactating mothers after the High Court on the same day asked the government to finalise its decision in this regard within 72 hours.