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50 lakh Oxford-AstraZeneca doses coming Monday from India: Health Minister
The first consignment of five million doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine purchased by Bangladesh from the Serum Institute of India Pvt Limited will arrive on Monday, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said Sunday.
COVAX announces new agreement, plans for first deliveries
COVAX, a global initiative to ensure rapid and equitable access to Covid-19 vaccines for all countries, regardless of income level, has announced the signing of an advance purchase agreement with Pfizer for up to 40 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, which has already received WHO emergency use listing.
5 dead in fire at India's Covid vaccine facility
At least five people were killed in a major fire that broke out at a Covid vaccine manufacturing plant owned by the Serum Institute of India (SII) in the western state of Maharashtra's Pune city on Thursday afternoon, officials said.
India’s gift of 20 lakh Covid-19 vaccines to reach Bangladesh Thursday: FM
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Wednesday said there would be plenty of vaccines in the country with the arrival of 20 lakh doses of Covishield from India as a gift on Thursday.
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.
Ready to get jabbed
The announcement of the first fully-approved vaccines for COVID-19, the disease at the heart of probably the most pervasive pandemic the world has ever known, came as the proverbial light at the end of a long and particularly dark and death-filled tunnel. Pretty soon however, we learned those first ones (not counting Sputnik, the Russian contribution that presented a different set of problems) were not for everyone. We watched as the light eventually turned into a train, and then as it blew right by us. But it was hardly reason to be discouraged, because ours was on its way.
India starts shipping COVID-19 vaccine to cities
India has started shipping COVID-19 vaccines to multiple cities, four days ahead of the nationwide inoculation drive.
Covid-19: Bangladesh allows emergency use of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine
The government on Thursday approved the emergency use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine.
SII & Bharat Biotech confirm: No ban on vaccine export from India
Serum Institute of India and Bharat Biotech have jointly communicated their pledge towards a smooth roll out of Covid-19 vaccines to India and the world.
Vaccine Delivery: Delhi says no reason for Dhaka to be concerned
India has said there is no reason for Bangladesh to be concerned over the timely receiving of the Covid-19 vaccine because India always prioritises its neighbours.