Vaccine
‘Collected vaccine well ahead of many others’: PM Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said Bangladesh has been able to bring Covid-19 vaccine as per its requirement although many developed countries are yet to do this.
All primary school teachers to be vaccinated within a week: State Minister
All the teachers of the government primary schools will be administered Covid-19 vaccine doses within a week, said State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Zakir Hossain.
Vaccine doses to reach 64 districts by Monday: DGHS
Vaccine doses will reach 64 districts of the country within Sunday and Monday as the mass vaccination drive is set to begin on February 7, said Dr Khurshid Alam, Director General of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Anti-vaccine protesters temporarily shut down vaccine site
One of the largest vaccination sites in the country temporarily shut down Saturday because dozen of protesters blocked the entrance, stalling hundreds of motorists who had been waiting in line for hours, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Global Covid cases surpass 102 million
The pandemic continues to grow even as nations race ahead with mass vaccination programmes. In fact, the global Covid caseload has now surged past 102 million.
Who goes first? Vaccine rollout forces stark moral choices
As COVID-19 surged, retired attorney Susan Crowley did some simple math and discovered a chilling fact: people over 60 made up 91% of coronavirus deaths in Oregon. So the 75-year-old was shocked when the state started vaccinating teachers this week before senior citizens in a push to get children back into classrooms.
PM to launch Covid-19 vaccination Wednesday
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to launch coronavirus vaccination drive at Kurmitola General Hospital in the capital on Wednesday.
Bangladesh’s vaccination plan unveiled
The government has worked out a plan for national vaccination against Covid-19 with a target to give two doses of jabs to each of 13.82 crore people to eliminate the prevalence of the deadly virus.
Refrain from spreading rumours, politics over vaccine: Health Minister
Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque on Thursday urged all to refrain from doing politics, spreading rumours over vaccine.
India confirms 447 cases of adverse events following COVID-19 vaccination
A total of 447 cases of Adverse Event Following Immunization (AEFIs) after the COVID-19 vaccination have been reported over the past two days, out of whom three required hospitalization, India's health ministry said on Sunday.