coronavirus vaccine
German draft doesn’t recommend AstraZeneca jab for over-65s
A draft recommendation from Germany’s vaccination advisory committee calls for offering the AstraZeneca vaccine only to people aged 18-64 for now, citing what it says is insufficient data to judge its effectiveness for older people.
Why it’s hard to make vaccines and boost supplies
With demand for COVID-19 vaccines outpacing the world’s supplies, a frustrated public and policymakers want to know: How can we get more? A lot more. Right away.
Bangladesh seeks vaccines for developing countries under COVAX
Bangladesh has urged the World Health Organisation (WHO), GAVI-the Vaccine Alliance, CEPI and the UNICEF to play a visible and effective role to ensure the supply of the Coronavirus vaccines under the COVAX facility to the developing countries, particularly the low and the middle-income countries, urgently.
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.
EU pressures AstraZeneca to deliver vaccines as promised
The European Union lashed out Monday at pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, accusing it of failing to guarantee delivery of coronavirus vaccines without valid explanation, and threatened to impose tight export controls within days on COVID-19 vaccines made in the bloc.
Hong Kong approves emergency use of Fosun Pharma-BioNTech vaccine
Hong Kong has given nod to the emergency use of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine developed by Fosun Pharma and BioNTech, and the first one million doses are expected to arrive in Hong Kong in late February.
Won’t pay over $4 for Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine dose: Papon
Bangladesh will not pay more than US$4 for each dose of Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine it is buying from the Serum Institute of India Pvt Ltd, said Nazmul Hassan Papon, the Managing Director of Beximco Pharma.
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.
A new COVID-19 challenge: Mutations rise along with cases
The race against the virus that causes COVID-19 has taken a new turn: Mutations are rapidly popping up, and the longer it takes to vaccinate people, the more likely it is that a variant that can elude current tests, treatments and vaccines could emerge.