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50% of vaccination target can be met by December: Health Minister

  • October 20, 2021
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Health Minister Zahid Maleque said on Wednesday that 50 per cent of the vaccination target can be achieved by December this year as Covid-19 jabs are arriving in the country as planned. "We have alre...

Bangladesh receives 1 million doses of Sinovac vaccine

  • October 19, 2021
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Bangladesh on Tuesday received 1 million doses of Sinovac vaccine as a gift from the Chinese government. This is the fifth batch of gifted Covid-19 vaccine doses from the Chinese Government to Bangla...

Global Covid cases near 241 million

  • October 18, 2021
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The overall number of global Covid cases is approaching 241 million even with mass inoculations underway in several countries. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounte...

Moderna has no plans to share its COVID-19 vaccine recipe

  • October 12, 2021
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Moderna has no plans to share the recipe for its COVID-19 vaccine because executives have concluded that scaling up the company's own production is the best way to increase the global supply, the comp...

‘Mission 100 Days’ launched to curb Covid during festivals in India

  • October 11, 2021
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The central government has started a campaign dubbed Mission 100 Days to control the spread of Covid-19 infections during the festive season, said people familiar with the matter. According to Hindus...

Indian Govt allows export of Russian COVID vaccine Sputnik Light manufactured by Hetero Biopharma

  • October 11, 2021
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The Indian government has permitted the export of Russia’s single-dose COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik Light domestically produced as the jab has not yet been approved for emergency use in India, sources s...

WHO okays vaccination of those below 18 in Bangladesh: Health Minister

  • October 10, 2021
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved the vaccination of those who are under 18 years of age in Bangladesh, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Sunday. "I’ve met WHO director general T...

Covid-19: Experts say Bangladesh close to reaching herd immunity threshold

  • October 10, 2021
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Even though Bangladesh logged 15,61,463 Covid-19 cases as of Friday, experts believe around 70 percent population of the country may have contracted the virus and developed natural antibodies. Some e...

Bangladesh receives 10 lakh doses of AstraZeneca vaccine from India

  • October 09, 2021
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Bangladesh on Saturday received 10 lakh doses of AstraZeneca vaccine as part of commercial purchase from India. The consignment arrived at 17:40pm, said the Indian High Commission in Dhaka, mentionin...

70-80% people to be vaccinated by March next: Minister

  • October 09, 2021
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The government has geared up its nationwide vaccination drive to inoculate 70-80 percent people by March next, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Saturday. “So far, 5 crore people have been vacc...