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

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday recommended Americans choose to receive one of two other authorised COVID-19 vaccines over Johnson & Johnson's (JNJ.N) shot, due to rare but sometimes fatal cases of blood-clotting.

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

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

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The World Health Organization yesterday said preliminary evidence indicated that Covid-19 vaccines might be less effective against infection and transmission linked to the Omicron coronavirus variant, a day after a major US study said all three US-authorised vaccines appear to be significantly less protective against the variant.

The government will start administering Covid-19 booster shots in the next seven to 10 days, Health Minister Zahid Maleque announced yesterday.

The government will start administering booster doses of Covid-19 vaccines in the next 7-10 days, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque today.

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

Four people 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).

Pfizer and BioNtech are set to displace AstraZeneca as the main suppliers of Covid-19 vaccines to the global COVAX programme at the start of 2022, a shift that shows the increasing importance of their shot for poorer states.

Pfizer Inc yesterday said final analysis of its antiviral Covid-19 pill still showed near 90% efficacy in preventing hospitalisations and deaths in high-risk patients, and recent lab data suggests the drug retains its effectiveness against the fast spreading Omicron variant of the coronavirus.

Getting an initial course of Covid-19 vaccines to unprotected groups all over the world should remain a top priority before offering booster shots to vulnerable groups, World Health Organisation (WHO) Emergency Director Mike Ryan said yesterday.

Covid-19 poses eight times higher risk of adverse maternal outcomes for pregnant women, a recent study found.

A two-dose Pfizer/BioNTech vaccination provides just 33% protection against infection by the omicron variant of the coronavirus, but 70% protection against hospitalization, according to a large-scale analysis in South Africa released Tuesday.

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

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

Covid-19 infection poses eight times higher risk of adverse maternal outcomes in pregnant women, a recent study found.

China has reported its first case of the fast-spreading Omicron coronavirus variant, state media said Monday.