The countrywide Covid-19 vaccine inoculation will start from February 7, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said.

The Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA) today issued the “Lot Release Certificate” for Covishield -- the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India -- to Beximco Pharmaceutical Ltd.

A new survey has revealed that 32 percent people have said they will take Covid-19 vaccines at the very beginning of the countrywide inoculation likely to start from February 8.

Fourteen 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 Covid-19 vaccine divide between rich and poor nations is worsening by the day, the World Health Organization warned Monday, insisting the failure to distribute doses fairly could cost the global economy trillions of dollars.

28 UK returnees tested positive for Covid-19 and were taken into institutional isolation at a hospital in Sylhet last night.

As the United Kingdom’s Covid-19 death toll approaches 100,000, grief-stricken relatives of the dead expressed anger at Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s handling of the worst public health crisis in a century.

Moderna said on Monday it plans to start clinical trials of an altered booster version of its Covid-19 vaccine aimed at the South African variant after tests showed its authorised vaccine may produce a diminished antibody response.

The inaugural session for Covid-19 vaccination will be held at 3:30pm on Wednesday.

Eighteen 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 first consignment of Covid-19 vaccines -- containing 50 lakh doses of Covishield -- purchased by the government landed in Dhaka this morning.

Australia on Monday approved the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for use but warned AstraZeneca’s international production problems mean the country would need to distribute a locally manufactured shot earlier than planned.

The government has approved rapid antibody test for Covid-19.

Twenty people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8:00am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

First consignment of Covid-19 vaccines -- containing 50 lakh doses -- purchased by the government will arrive in Dhaka from India tomorrow.

A major clinical trial shows that an inflammatory drug called colchicine is effective in treating Covid-19 and reduces the risk of complications from the disease, doctors in Canada said.

COVAX, a global initiative to ensure rapid and equitable access to Covid-19 vaccines for all countries yesterday announced the signing of an advance purchase agreement with Pfizer for up to 40 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, which has already received WHO emergency use listing.

The total number of deceased due to coronavirus infection in the country has crossed the 8,000 mark with 22 new deaths recorded in 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

A group of British doctors have written to England’s chief medical officer to tell him to cut the gap between doses of the Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine to six weeks from up to 12.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the Covid-19 vaccination rollout virtually at the Kurmitola General Hospital on Wednesday.