Health Minister Zahid Maleque today said that the government will be able to administer 15 crore doses of Covid-19 vaccine by January next year.

Transgender people in the port city will receive Covid-19 vaccine doses, in a special campaign, at Chattogram Civil Surgeon's Office on Monday.

China had given 76.3% of its population complete COVID-19 vaccine doses by Nov. 19, Wu Liangyou, an official at the National Health Commission (NHC) said on Saturday.

US regulators on Friday opened up Covid-19 booster shots to all adults, expanding the government’s campaign to shore up protection and get ahead of rising coronavirus cases that may worsen with the holidays.

Moderna Inc said on Wednesday it had applied with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for authorization of its COVID-19 booster vaccine for all adults aged 18 and older.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday in parliament announced that her government is planning to set up an international standard vaccine institute aimed at producing vaccines in the country.

People who do not have national identity cards can get Covid-19 vaccines from community clinics and other temporary centres showing any other identification papers, like birth certificate or passport.

Saudi Arabia donated 1.5 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines to Bangladesh today.

The campaign to inoculate residents of slums, aged 18 and above, against Covid-19 started this morning at Dhaka’s Korail slum.

The government is set to launch a campaign today to inoculate slum dwellers aged 18 and above against Covid-19. 

China has confined nearly 1,500 university students to their dormitories and hotels following an outbreak of COVID-19 in the northeastern city of Dalian.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today told the parliament that Bangladesh has the capability of producing Covid-19 vaccine and supply those to other countries.

The government will start vaccination programme for those living in slums from tomorrow, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said today.

The US administration has declared that it will provide another 14 million Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine doses to Bangladesh under the COVAX facility, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said yesterday.

The targeted Covid-19 vaccination will be a vital enabler in bringing students back to schools, which is essential to their educational development and Bangladesh’s continuing economic and social progress, said British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Robert Chatterton Dickson today.

The United States has announced 14 million more Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines for Bangladesh under the COVAX facility, Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said today.

Students would soon be able to get Covid-19 jabs at their own school premises as the government looks to fix the chaotic situation that prevails each day at the eight vaccination centres to inoculate 12-17-year olds.

Uber today announced that it will provide 50,000 free rides -- worth Tk 1 crore -- for citizens travelling to and from vaccination centres across the greater Dhaka area.

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today said that France has declared 2 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine for Bangladesh.

Pfizer Inc has applied for approval from Japan's health ministry to use Covid-19 vaccines on children aged 5 to 11, it said in a statement released on Wednesday.