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.
Administering AstraZeneca 2nd dose resumes in Dhaka tomorrow
The government will resume administering the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine to those who failed to take the second dose after getting the first jab, in Dhaka division including the capital from tomorrow.
Registration for Vaccine: Passport, birth certificate to be allowed
The government will accept two more documents -- birth certificate and passport -- of the people alongside the National Identity (NID) card for Covid-19 vaccination registration, health officials said.
Covid-19 shots: Over 7.8 lakh AstraZeneca jabs arrive from Japan
The country received 7.81 lakh doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine from Japan under the Covax facility yesterday.
Writ petition seeks vaccination for expecting mothers on priority basis
A writ petition was filed with the High Court yesterday seeking its directive on the government to provide Covid-19 vaccine to expecting mothers on priority basis.
Writ petition seeks HC directive on vaccinating expecting mothers on priority basis
A writ petition was filed with the High Court seeking its directive on the government to provide Covid-19 vaccine to expecting mothers on a priority basis in order to protect their health.
AstraZeneca 2nd dose jabs to start within a day or two: health minister
Bangladesh will resume with AstraZeneca second dose shots within a day or two, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque today.
Bring in the kids: Estonian city targets youths for jabs
So far, around half of teenagers from 12 to 17 in Tartu, Estonia’s second-largest city, have already received their first vaccine shot, and local health officials are working to reach 70% by the time school resumes on September 1.
7.81 lakh AstraZeneca doses arrive from Japan
Bangladesh today received 7.81 lakh doses of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines from Japan under the COVAX facility, bringing the total supply from the country to 10.26 lakh.
Israel's president gets third Covid-19 shot, urges boosters for over-60s
Israeli President Isaac Herzog received a third shot of coronavirus vaccine on Friday, kicking off a campaign to give booster doses to people aged over 60 as part of efforts to slow the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant.
Target 60 lakh jabs in 6 days
The government has decided to inoculate at least 60 lakh people against Covid-19 in just six days starting from August 7, in what officials said would be a special campaign mainly targeting the elderly individuals in rural areas.