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.
Union-level vaccination to start on August 7: home minister
The government will launch a mass vaccination campaign at union level from August 7, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said today.
All will get Covid vaccine, PM reassures
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today reaffirmed her government's stance to ensure Covid-19 vaccine doses for all.
Antibodies from Sinovac's Covid-19 shot fade after about 6 months, booster helps: study
Antibodies triggered by Sinovac Biotech's Covid-19 vaccine decline below a key threshold from around six months after a second dose for most recipients, although a third shot could have a strong boosting effect, according to a lab study.
Mixed AstraZeneca-Pfizer shot boosts Covid antibody level: South Korean study
A mixed vaccination of first AstraZeneca (AZN.L) and then a Pfizer (PFE.N) COVID-19 shot boosted neutralizing antibody levels by six times compared with two AstraZeneca doses, a study from South Korea showed.
1 crore people to get Covid-19 shots each month: Health Minister
The government is planning to inoculate one crore people with Covid-19 vaccines each month, says Health minister Zahid Maleque.
Vaccine inequity undermining global economic recovery
COVID-19 vaccine inequity will have a lasting and profound impact on socio-economic recovery in low- and lower-middle income countries without urgent
People with past COVID-19 benefit from immunisation
Some patients with past SARS-CoV-2 infections think they have been “naturally immunised” and would not benefit from COVID-19 vaccination. Two new
Some good news comes along
The authorities have been struggling with the Delta variant of Covid-19 sweeping across the country and the DGHS has been coming up with grim data every day. But yesterday Bangladesh finally got some good news.
Covid Vaccination: Frontliners’ loved ones above 18 to get shots
From now on, Covid-19 frontline health workers’ family members -- aged 18 and above -- will get vaccines, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said yesterday.
Bangladesh to get 21 crore vaccines early next year: Health minister
Health Minister Zahid Maleque today said the government will receive around 21 crore doses of Covid-19 vaccines early next year to bring 80 percent of the country's population under vaccination coverage.