Dengue fever: 28 patients hospitalised in 24 hours

At least 28 dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8 am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
18 December 2021

4 Covid-19 deaths recorded in 24 hours, positivity rate 0.87%

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).
18 December 2021

Covid-19 booster dose campaign to start at Mohakhali BCPS tomorrow: Health minister

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.
18 December 2021

Covid-19 pandemic could extend till 2024: Pfizer

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.
18 December 2021

UK firm teams up with Incepta on intranasal Covid vaccine

British biomedical firm ViraCorp has joined forces with leading Bangladeshi pharmaceutical company Incepta to develop needle-free Covid-19 vaccine, which uses state-of-the-art intra-nasal technology.
17 December 2021

Covid Vaccine Booster doses to be trialled from tomorrow

Covid-19 booster jabs will be administered on trial basis from tomorrow, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said yesterday.
17 December 2021

Japan to provide 7 lakh more AstraZeneca vaccines doses Dec 21

A consignment of 704,010 doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine manufactured in Japan is scheduled to arrive in Bangladesh on December 21.
17 December 2021

Covid-19 booster dose trial run from Sunday: health minister

Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque said the Covid-19 experimental booster dose would be administered from Sunday.
17 December 2021

UK's ViraCorp partners with Incepta to develop nasal Covid-19 vaccine

British biomedical firm, ViraCorp, has joined forces with leading pharmaceutical company, Incepta, to develop a Covid-19 vaccine, which can be administered via one's nose.
17 December 2021

Dengue fever: 14 patients hospitalised in 24 hours

At least 14 dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
17 December 2021

2 Covid-19 deaths, 191 cases recorded in 24 hours

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).
17 December 2021

US CDC recommends Moderna, Pfizer vaccines over J&J’s

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.
17 December 2021

3 Covid-19 deaths, 257 cases recorded in 24 hours

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).
16 December 2021

17 dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hours

Seventeen dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
16 December 2021

Vaccines may be less effective against Omicron

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.
15 December 2021

Covid Booster: Vaccination to begin in 7-10 days

The government will start administering Covid-19 booster shots in the next seven to 10 days, Health Minister Zahid Maleque announced yesterday.
15 December 2021

Covid-19 booster dose campaign to begin in 7-10 days: health minister

The government will start administering booster doses of Covid-19 vaccines in the next 7-10 days, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque today.
15 December 2021

27 dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hours

Twenty-seven dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
15 December 2021

4 Covid-19 deaths, 297 new cases in 24 hours

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).
15 December 2021

Covid vaccine: Pfizer to displace AstraZeneca as main supplier to poorer countries

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.
15 December 2021