Dhaka May 12, 2025, 6:55 am
The present sufficient stock of the coronavirus jabs due to their availability from other alternative sources has prompted the authorities concerned to go slow with the procurement process
Vaccine seekers formed long queues at inoculation centres across the country since morning to receive their shots
Bangladesh along with 104 world's poorer nations will get more affordable version of Merck's anti-Covid pill from generic drug manufacturers, in deals announced Thursday by a UN-backed organisation. The global Medicines Pate
The panel also recommended scrapping mandatory quarantine for those who come into close contact with the patients but do not develop symptoms. They must ensure tight masking
The J&J shot is the sixth Covid vaccine to arrive in Bangladesh. The others are the Oxford-AstraZeneca shot, Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, Sinopharm, and Sinovac. These vaccines have all been a part of the government’s nationwide
The age limit for the booster shot will be lowered by 10 years
The discovery was made after testing samples from new coronavirus patients in Dhaka
The warning comes at a time when the country is witnessing an upsurge of Covid infections, coupled with highly contagious new variant Omicron
Considering the current situation of Omicron infections and the decisions taken by the COVID-19 situation review committee, the restrictions on the overall activities and movement are going to be imposed from January 13. The
The Pfizer vaccine will, instead, be kept for use as the first and second doses for students in school and college (ages 12-17) and other people who have already received one dose of the Pfizer vaccine
The 92-year-old 'Queen of Melody' was rushed to the intensive care unit (ICU) of the premier Breach Candy Hospital after her RT-PCR test result came positive
The rule applies to children between the ages of 12 and 17, he said, but separate instructions are in place for students in colleges and universities
Palak made the announcement on his verified Facebook page early on Wednesday. He also asked everyone to follow health restrictions and get vaccine doses
Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA), Bangladesh on Thursday granted emergency use authorization for the oral antiviral drug to treat mild-to-moderate Covid-19 in adults and children of 12 years and above
An official at the Directorate General of Health Services, who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed the two new Omicron cases
Citizens aged 60 and above would be eligible for receiving the booster doses
Since the first omicron cases were detected on Nov 27 in the United Kingdom, Johnson has imposed tougher restrictions, and on Sunday he urged people to get booster shots to prevent the health service from being overwhelmed
The first batch of the vaccines, made by Oxford BioMedica and packaged in Wales, arrived on Monday under the global vaccine-sharing initiative COVAX
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has instructed health officials to make preparations to administer COVID vaccine booster doses, or third doses, amid the emergence of the ‘omicron’ variant in numerous parts of the world
This new public health tool can successfully track COVID-19 through detecting SARS-CoV-2 RNA in sewage or wastewater
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