COVID-19 vaccine
Vaccine storage issues could leave 3B people without access
The chain breaks here, in a tiny medical clinic in Burkina Faso that went nearly a year without a working refrigerator.
Covid-19: Bangladesh reports 1274 new cases, 14 deaths
Bangladesh’s coronavirus fatalities reached 5,660 on Sunday with the deaths of 14 more patients in the last 24 hours until morning.
Bangladesh, others request India for Covid vaccine trials: Modi
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said there are requests from Bangladesh, Myanmar, Qatar and Bhutan for clinical trials of Covid-19 vaccine.
Preliminary results show Chinese COVID-19 vaccine candidate safe: The Lancet
A Chinese COVID-19 vaccine candidate based on the inactivated whole SARS-CoV-2 virus is safe and elicits an antibody response, according to the findings from a small early-phase randomised clinical trial published Thursday in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal.
WB approves $12 bln for Covid-19 vaccine
The World Bank said its executive board approved $12 billion for developing countries to finance the purchase and distribution of Covid-19 vaccines, tests and treatments for their citizens.
Funding, fair access to Covid vaccine dominate G24 talks
An acute shortage of funds, sharp economic downturn and access to a Covid-19 vaccine dominated discussions among developing countries, gathered this week for a meeting Group of 24 (G24) nations.
Johnson & Johnson pauses COVID-19 vaccine trial over patient illness
U.S. pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson said Monday it had paused its COVID-19 vaccine trial because one of its participants had become sick.
US could have enough COVID-19 vaccine doses for every American by March: official
The United States could have enough COVID-19 vaccine doses for every American as early as March, said US Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar on Thursday, reports Xinhua.
Can stop Covid’s '2nd wave' by maintaining health protocols: Minister
Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Tuesday said Bangladesh can avoid the second possible wave of coronavirus during the upcoming winter if people properly maintain the health hygiene rules.
White House nixes new FDA guidelines on vaccine approval
The White House has blocked new Food and Drug Administration guidelines on bringing potential vaccines for COVID-19 to market that would almost certainly have prevented their introduction before the Nov. 3 election.