Pfizer Inc Chief Executive Albert Bourla said on Saturday that an annual Covid-19 vaccine would be preferable to more frequent booster shots in fighting the coronavirus pandemic.

A small preliminary laboratory study has shown that levels of Omicron-neutralising antibodies of people vaccinated with Russia's Sputnik V vaccine did not decline as much as of those who had Pfizer shots.

Bangladesh now plans to inoculate 70 percent of its population with the Covid-19 vaccine -- down from the initial plan of 80 percent -- in line with the World Health Organisation’s target.

An Australian court said on Thursday it dismissed tennis superstar Novak Djokovic's challenge to his visa cancellation as the minister who revoked it reasonably believed Djokovic, who is not vaccinated against Covid-19, may be a risk to the community.

Bangladesh today received some 3.36 lakh shots of Covid-19 vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson company from the United States government as gift.

A total of 200 transport workers got Covid-19 jabs yesterday, the first day of a special drive to bring the workers under the vaccination programme.

A special vaccination drive for transport workers in Dhaka began today at Mohakhali Bus Terminal.

The government is going to launch a special Covid-19 vaccination drive in the capital today for road transport workers, many of whom are still unvaccinated.

UN chief Antonio Guterres told the all-virtual Davos forum that the world must vaccinate everybody against Covid-19 to ensure a way out of the pandemic.

UN chief Antonio Guterres told the all-virtual Davos forum on Monday (Jan 17) that the world must vaccinate everybody against Covid-19 to ensure a way out of the pandemic.

The first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine has been given to 64 percent of students between the age 12 and 18, Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury, deputy minister for education, told parliament yesterday.

Deputy Education Minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury today told the parliament that 64 percent of the country’s students -- aged 12-18 -- have been given the first jab of Covid-19 vaccine.

Terming the rise in Omicron infections “alarming”, Health Minister Zahid Maleque today said if this upward trend continues, there will be no space left in the hospitals for patients.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has directed to lower the minimum age to 50 for Covid-19 vaccine booster dose.

Hundreds of senior citizens suffered due to the mismanagement in administering Covid-19 booster shots at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Disease Institute and Hospital in Dhaka yesterday.

The Covax scheme aimed at equitable global access to Covid-19 vaccines hit a “key milestone” Saturday when it delivered its one billionth dose, one of its key backers said.

Scientists at Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine Development at Baylor College of Medicine in the US, led by Dr Peter Hotez and Dr Maria Bottazzi, are working to develop a new Covid-19 vaccine that they say will be patent-free and cheaper to produce, reports The Guardian.

India today completed the first year of its Covid-19 vaccination campaign as it continues to battle the Omicron-driven surge of the pandemic.

The COVAX global vaccine-sharing programme has delivered 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses, one of the organisations which manages it said on Saturday.

The United States yesterday donated 9.6 million doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine to Bangladesh, a gift from the American people.