Thirty-nine dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Two persons died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The campaign for Covid-19 booster doses started in the country yesterday with vaccinating Runu Veronica Costa, a senior nurse at Kurmitola General Hospital.

Two more people died from dengue, while 50 new patients  were hospitalised with fever in 24 hours till yesterday morning,  health authorities said. 

Health Minister Zahid Maleque today said the booster dose of the Covid-19 vaccine will work against the newly emerged variant Omicron.

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Two more dengue patients died while 50 dengue patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

One person died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The United States government has contributed 1.78 million doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine to Bangladesh through the COVAX facility. 

Bangladesh today received 1,197,600 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccines from France under the COVAX facility.

The campaign for Covid-19 booster doses started in Bangladesh today with vaccinating Runu Veronica Costa, a senior nurse of Kurmitola General Hospital who had received the first shot of the Covid-19 vaccine in Bangladesh back in January.

According to the air quality index (AQI), Bangladesh has the most air pollution globally. Hence allergic rhinitis is one of the most alarming and common problems related to environmental pollution. Several foreign matters can act as a potential allergen from the dust of construction areas, humid weather, pollen, animal hair, exposure to hay by farmers, etc. So how do we know if we have allergic rhinitis?

The country would begin a campaign for Covid-19 booster doses at Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons today.

Bangladesh’s immediate challenge is accelerating the Covid-19 vaccination programme to cover the targeted 80 percent of the population, said a World Bank official.

The Omicron variant of the coronavirus is spreading significantly faster than the Delta strain in countries with documented community transmission, with the number of cases doubling in 1.5 to 3 days, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said.

The latest new variant of SARS-CoV-2 is called Omicron. Omicron is the thirteenth variant. The new variant Omicron first emerged in South Africa. On November 11, this latest variant was discovered.

At least 28 dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8 am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Four people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Health Minister Zahid Maleque today said the Covid-19 booster dose campaign will begin on trial at the Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons (BCPS) in the capital’s Mohakhali tomorrow.

Pfizer on Friday (Dec 17) forecast that the Covid-19 pandemic would not be behind us until 2024 and said a lower-dose version of its vaccine for two- to four-year-olds generated a weaker immune response than expected, potentially delaying authorisation.