Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Atiqul Islam today warned that the trade licences of those not taking Covid-19 vaccines will be revoked.

The day-long countrywide mass vaccination campaign aiming to vaccinate one crore people with the first dose of Covid-19 jabs began this morning amid huge crowds at the vaccination centres.

DNCC Mayor Md Atiqul Islam yesterday said those who have not taken at least one dose of Covid vaccine will be deprived from services of the city corporation from March 1.

The health directorate will continue Covid-19 vaccination campaign on the weekend tomorrow to tackle the rush of vaccine recipients.

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Md Atiqul Islam today said those who have not taken at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccine will be deprived from services of the city corporation from March 1.

After South Korea, World Health Organization (WHO) is expanding its Covid-19 vaccine project to five nations including Bangladesh.

The Covid-19 vaccination centres are a hub of chaos now after the government scrapped the mandatory registration for the jab from February 16 and with the window to get the first dose slamming shut on February 26.

For the past few days, the announcement of ending the first dose of vaccination after February 26 has caused crowds of people coming to the Health Management Institute Centre in Savar. Today, the picture became grim.

Health Minister Zahid Maleque yesterday said the government will vaccinate children under 12 if WHO recommends.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Shafiqul Islam today said action will be taken against shop owners if their employees are not vaccinated.

The United States has donated another 6.2 million (62 lakh) doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine to Bangladesh under the COVAX programme, sustaining the effort to expand vaccinations among youth and hard-to-reach communities.

The government will inoculate children below 12 if the World Health Organization makes the recommendation, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said today.

Citizens eligible to receive Covid-19 vaccines would be able to get their first jabs without any registration or documents in any centre across the country from now on.

The relatively short shelf life of AstraZeneca Plc's (AZN.L) Covid -19 vaccine is complicating the rollout to the world's poorest nations, according to officials and internal World Health Organization documents reviewed by Reuters.

After February 26, first dose of Covid-19 vaccine will not be administered, according to Directorate General of Health Services.

Everyone eligible to get vaccinated (aged 12 years and above) can take the first dose of Covid-19 vaccines without registration or showing any document at any centre in the country from now on.

Babies born to mothers fully vaccinated against the coronavirus during pregnancy were around 60 per cent less likely to be hospitalised with severe Covid-19, a new study by the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Tuesday (Feb 15).

The health directorate will conduct a special drive to vaccinate one crore people with first jabs of Covid-19 vaccine on February 26.

From now on, children aged between 12 and 17 will get Covid-19 vaccines without any documents, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said yesterday.

Any child, aged between 12 and 17, will get Covid-19 vaccine without any document from now on, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said today.