The Serum Institute of India will ship the Oxford University/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Canada in less than one month, Serum’s chief executive said on Monday.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will judge this week how fast England can exit COVID-19 lockdown after vaccinating 15 million of its most vulnerable people, but the health minister said death and hospital admission numbers were still too high.

Eleven 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).

Some 20-30 lakh more doses of Covid-19 vaccine will arrive in Bangladesh from India on February 22, Nazmul Hassan Papon, Managing Director of Beximco Pharmaceuticals, said today.

Narayanganj City Corporation Mayor Selina Hayat Ivy received Covid-19 vaccine at Narayanganj General Hospital today.

A Pakistani lab will soon receive Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine for commercial sale, a company official said on Sunday, making Pakistan one of the first countries to market shots privately as it scrambles to secure supplies.

Health Minister Zahid Maleque today said two lakh people across the country are getting vaccinated every day as attitude towards the coronavirus vaccine is changing.

Despite the recent debate regarding the efficacy of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine against South African Covid-19 variants, WHO has assured the world --in their recent recommendations -- that the vaccine is still very safe for use. With inoculation picking up pace in Bangladesh, it’s important to address some of the burning questions regarding the vaccines. If you wondered how long you will be immune to Covid-19 after getting vaccinated, you’re not alone. Can we ever return to the old normal of mask-free existence and no social distancing? While the answers are not simple, there’s light at the end of the coronavirus tunnel.

British foreign minister Dominic Raab said he shared concerns about the level of access given to a World Health Organisation Covid-19 fact-finding mission to China, echoing criticism from the United States.

Eight 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).

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.

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.

Though the Covid-9 pandemic looks to be under control in Bangladesh with the weather getting warmer, there is no room for complacency as this deadly virus may re-emerge any time with new strain, said experts.

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.