COVID-19 vaccine
Pfizer says early data signals COVID-19 vaccine is effective
Pfizer says an early peek at its vaccine data suggests the shots may be 90% effective at preventing COVID-19, indicating the company is on track later this month to file an emergency use application with U.S. regulators.
AstraZeneca to deliver vaccine trial data by year’s end
AstraZeneca hopes to show its COVID-19 vaccine is effective by the end of this year and is ramping up manufacturing so it can supply hundreds of millions of doses starting in January, Chief Executive Pascal Soriot said Thursday.
Bangladesh inks MoU with Indian company over Covid vaccine
The government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Serum Institute of India Pvt Limited and Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd (BPL) to get three crore doses of SARS-Cov-2 AZD 1222 (Oxford/Astrazeneca Vaccine).
'Face mask will be mandatory before a vaccine arrives'
The second wave of Covid-19 has started to hit several European countries. Many countries have already announced a lockdown for the second or third time.
One more Chinese COVID-19 vaccine ready for phase-3 clinical trials
A COVID-19 vaccine candidate developed by the Institute of Microbiology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences has shown to be safe in early-stage trials.
Talks underway to procure Covid-19 vaccines: Health Minister
Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Sunday said discussions are underway with different countries for procuring Coronavirus vaccines once those are available.
Vaccine agreement in '2-4 days': Health Minister
Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque on Saturday said that an agreement to get supplies of the Covid-19 vaccine once it is approved would hopefully be reached in the next 'two to four days'.
Global COVID-19 cases surpass 43.4 million: JHU
The confirmed COVID-19 cases have surpassed 43.4 million globally as of Tuesday morning, according to latest data of John Hopkins University.
Covid-19: Total cases exceed 4 lakh in Bangladesh, 15 new deaths recorded
The number of Covid-19 cases continues to rise in Bangladesh as health authorities detected 1,436 new cases across the country in 24 hours until Monday, taking the total to 400,251.
Oxford vaccine trial continues amid death report
The University of Oxford says the late-stage trial of its COVID-19 vaccine in Brazil will continue following reports of a participant’s death, reports AP.