The Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA) of Bangladesh on Thursday approved the emergency use of the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine. Major General Mahbubur Rahman, director-general of the Directorate General of Drug Administration made the announcement during a briefing. "We have issued emergency use approval for the Sinopharm vaccine. The second dose of
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Vaccine not the only solution: Quader
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader reminded everyone that vaccine is not the only solution to the coronavirus crisis. "Vaccine won’t work if you do not wear a mask all the time or follow health guidelines," he said at a virtual views exchange meeting with officials of Comilla Road Zone, BRTC
Covid-19: 21 lakh vaccine doses by May first week
Bangladesh will get around 21 lakh doses of Covid-19 vaccine by the first week of May. Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Prof Abul Bashar Mohammad Khurshid Alam on Sunday made the disclosure. Most of these vaccines will be imported by Baximco Pharmaceuticals, he told reporters after a virtual discussion meeting
An ‘emergency’ budget in the offing amid Covid-19
The government is planning to prepare an emergency budget for the next fiscal with extra allocations to procure and manufacture vaccines and expand social safety net. The government initially had decided to allocate another Tk10,000 crore Covid-19 emergency fund for procuring and manufacturing of vaccines in the financial year 2021-22. Officials of
Share Covid jabs out of self-interest: WHO
The growing gap between the number of vaccines being given in rich countries and those administered through COVAX is becoming “more grotesque every day”, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. “In January, I said that the world was on the brink of a catastrophic moral failure unless
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
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SAGE approves Janssen Covid jab
The UN health agency expert advisory board, SAGE, has approved the Janssen Covid-19 vaccine for international use, allaying concerns over clotting events being associated by some countries, without definitive evidence, with coronavirus jabs. In a virtual press conference from Geneva on Wednesday, SAGE hailed the one-dose Janssen shot – produced by
Bangladesh Makes Covid Vaccine Mandatory for Hajj Pilgrims
The government has made coronavirus vaccination mandatory for people willing to perform Hajj later this year. A notice was issued by the Ministry of Religious Affairs on Tuesday. The decision was taken in accordance with the Health Ministry of Saudi Arabia. According to the notice, around 60,707 people, who have registered for
China offers Bangladesh 100k doses of Covid vaccine
China on Monday offered to provide 100,000 doses of Chinese coronavirus vaccine to Bangladesh for emergency use. Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming made this offer when he met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the latter’s official residence Ganobhaban in the morning. “The Chinese ambassador offered to provide 100,000 doses of the