COVID-19 vaccines
Bangladesh to receive 20 lakh Covid-19 vaccines from India as ‘gift’ Jan 21
The Indian government will provide 20 lakh doses of Oxford-Astrazenca Covid-19 vaccines (Covishield) to Bangladesh as a ‘gift’ on January 21.
TIB seeks transparency in vaccine collection, distribution
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has urged the government to ensure maximum transparency in the procurement, collection and distribution of Covid-19 vaccines.
US asking states to speed vaccine, not hold back 2nd dose
The Trump administration is asking states to speed delivery of COVID-19 vaccines to people 65 and older and to others at high risk by no longer holding back the second dose of the two-dose shots, officials said Tuesday.
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.
No ban on export of vaccines: India
Indian Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Tuesday said the Indian government did not impose any ban on the export of Covid-19 vaccines being manufactured in the country.
Bangladesh’s Covid-19 mortality rate 1.48pc
The Covid-19 death toll in Bangladesh rose to 7,626, raising the mortality rate to 1.48 percent.
India OKs AstraZeneca, locally-made COVID-19 vaccines
India authorised two COVID-19 vaccines on Sunday, paving the way for a huge inoculation program to stem the coronavirus pandemic in the world’s second most populous country.
Sweden confirms first case of mutated coronavirus strain in traveller from UK
A person who travelled from London to Sweden to celebrate Christmas has been confirmed sick with the new and more infectious variant of the coronavirus that has been rapidly spreading in the UK recently.
Will children be able to get COVID-19 vaccines?
Will children be able to get COVID-19 vaccines?
China to inoculate key groups with COVID-19 vaccines
China will start inoculating some key groups with COVID-19 vaccines in this winter-spring period, said a National Health Commission (NHC) official in Beijing on Saturday.