COVID-19
Biden's dilemma in virus aid fight: Go big or go bipartisan
President Joe Biden’s push for a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill is forcing an internal reckoning that pits his instincts to work toward a bipartisan deal against the demands of an urgent crisis and his desire to deliver for those who helped elect him.
China gives approval for broader use of Sinovac vaccine
China has given broader approval for the domestic-made Sinovac coronavirus vaccine, expanding those who can receive it beyond the high-risk and priority groups already allowed under an emergency clearance.
Russia’s Epivaccorona vaccine to provide immunity for up to a year, developer expects
Russia’s Epivaccorona vaccine will provide immunity against COVID-19 for approximately a year, the State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology "Vector" informed.
Khulna ready for vaccination drive to begin
The Covid-19 vaccination campaign gets underway nationwide from Sunday, including the 40 centres of Khulna district, with 13 in the metropolitan area and 3 centres in each of nine upazilas. Khulna City Corporation mayor Talukder Abdul Khaleque will inaugurate the vaccine campaign by taking the first shot at the Khulna Medical College centre around 10 am.
Unwilling to wait, poorer countries seek their own vaccines
With coronavirus cases still climbing, Honduras got tired of waiting to get vaccines through a United Nations program, so the small Central American country struck out on its own, securing the shots through a private deal.
Coronavirus cases drop at US homes for elderly and infirm
Coronavirus cases have dropped at U.S. nursing homes and other long-term care facilities over the past few weeks, offering a glimmer of hope that health officials attribute to the start of vaccinations, an easing of the post-holiday surge and better prevention, among other reasons.
Bangladesh participates in WHO’s Health for All Film Festival 2021
The World Health Organization (WHO)'s second call for entries to its Health for All Film Festival has received 1,175 submissions from 110 countries including Bangladesh, the organization said on Thursday.
AstraZeneca: Vaccine may work against UK variant
The developers of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine say the shot appears to work against the variant detected in Britain late last year.
Turkey Uighurs fear sellout to China in exchange for vaccine
Abdullah Metseydi, a Uighur in Turkey, was readying for bed last month when he heard commotion, then pounding on the door. “Police! Open the door!”
Vaccination in Bangladesh: Public apathy looks to be a big challenge
Though the government is set to launch the mass Coronavirus Covid-19 vaccination program across the country on February 7, public apathy to get registered for it looks to be a major challenge to make the drive a success.