Uncertainty looms large over vaccination

The future of vaccination program in Bangladesh looks bleak due to broken supplies of the injection vials as the lone supplier Serum Institute of India failed to ship the vaccines in time, officials said. Bangladesh government signed an agreement with the Serum Institute of India for procuring some 30 million dosesAstraZeneca,

AstraZeneca: US data shows vaccine effective for all adults

AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine provided strong protection against sickness and eliminated hospitalizations and deaths from the disease, including in older adults, in final-stage U.S. testing, the company announced Monday. AstraZeneca said its experts did not identify any safety concerns related to the vaccine, including finding no increased risk of rare blood clots

Vaccine drive to continue with AstraZeneca shot: Health Secy

Bangladesh does not plan to suspend its rollout of the AstraZeneca vaccine, despite a cascading number of countries doing so over reports of some recipients developing dangerous blood clots. Md Abdul Mannan, Secretary, Health Care Division, while noting the suspension in some European countries, said no unusual side effects have been

Sweden latest country to stop using AstraZeneca vaccine

Sweden on Tuesday became the latest European country to pause use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine amid reports of dangerous blood clots in some recipients. The company and international regulators continue to say the vaccine is safe, however, and many countries elsewhere in the world are forging ahead with their vaccination