Bangladesh Army chief General Aziz Ahmed received Covid-19 vaccine at Dhaka Combined Military Hospital (CMH) today, according to a press release from ISPR.

The European Union will fast track approvals of coronavirus vaccines adapted to combat mutations, the bloc’s Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides said in a newspaper interview on Sunday.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today laid foundation stone of Kumudini International Institute of Medical Sciences and Cancer Research (KIIMS CaRe) in Narayanganj town today.

The United States damaged multilateral cooperation and the World Health Organization in recent years, and should not be “pointing fingers” at China and other countries that supported the WHO during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Chinese Embassy said on Saturday.

The University of Oxford has launched a study to assess the safety and immune response of the COVID-19 vaccine it has developed with AstraZeneca Plc in children for the first time, it said on Saturday.

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

The government is considering keeping on-the-spot registration provision for senior citizens for Covid-19 vaccination, Secretary to the Health Services Division Md Abdul Mannan said today.

Much more research is needed into the “constellation” of at times debilitating symptoms among people who have recovered from Covid-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.

France’s highest health authority recommended Friday that people who have had Covid-19 receive only one dose of a vaccine against the coronavirus.

US top public health agency said Friday that in-person schooling can resume safely with masks, social distancing and other strategies, and vaccination of teachers, while important, is not a prerequisite for reopening.

Over 66 percent people in Bangladesh said that they would take the Covid-19 vaccine, a survey has revealed.

Hygienic menstrual practices are very low among adolescent girls aged between 15 and 19 years, revealed a study.

An opposition-ruled Indian state said on Thursday it had asked the government to halt the supply of a homegrown COVID-19 vaccine until its efficacy could be proven in an ongoing late-stage trial.

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

The African Union’s disease control body said on Thursday that it was not “walking away” from AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, after trial data showed it had greatly reduced efficacy against the coronavirus variant dominant in South Africa.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who had voiced concern over farmers’ protests in India, called Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday and sought Covid-19 vaccine made in India for his country.

The government will not provide on-spot registration facility for Covid-19 vaccination any more, said health minister Zahid Maleque.

The coronavirus variant first found in the British region of Kent is likely to sweep around the world and the battle with the virus is going to go on for at least a decade, the head of the UK’s genetic surveillance programme said.

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

Chief Health Officer of Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) Dr Jahidul Islam has been diagnosed with coronavirus for the second time.