Dhaka October 4, 2023, 3:23 am
Children aged 5-12 will have to register using their birth certificate on the government's Surokkha app to get the vaccine
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday (July 25) added six countries, including Bangladesh, to its 'high risk' list for travel
A significant number of people, 70 percent, who have died of Covid so far in the country were not vaccinated against the disease
Bangavax, also known as Bancovid, is a COVID-19 vaccine candidate developed by a Bangladeshi pharmaceutical company Globe Biotech Limited
The man, who travelled from the United Arab Emirates to the southern Indian state of Kerala on Jul 12, was in stable condition and had been isolated at a hospital
The Swedish scientist at the initiative of some expatriate Bangladeshi doctors selected Bangladesh primarily for human trial
Emeritus Professor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University and also Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s private physician Dr ABM Abdullah suggested the steps to be taken by the people of the country
The directive has come in the wake of surge in coronavirus cases across the country
Registration on the Surokkha platform will be necessary for the vaccination of the younger children
No death has been reported due to lack of medical treatment or for shortage of food in the district
Except pregnant women, people of any age exceeding one year will be eligible for the oral inoculation
The ambassador expressed the interest to Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives Minister Md Tajul Islam during his visit at the ministry on Sunday
Though initially Azad's name was not there in the list of accused, but later it was included in the charge-sheet as the IO found his involvement during his investigation
He came up with the warning at a anniversary programme of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the capital on Wednesday
The booster doses will be administered to people at all vaccination centres across the country from 9 am during the weeklong campaign. Vaccine seekers will have to carry vaccination cards
69pc people in Bangladesh vaccinated with two doses, says UNICEF
Most cases have been in Europe rather than in the Central and West African countries where the virus is endemic. No deaths have been reported so far
Monkeypox is an infectious disease that is usually mild, and is endemic in parts of west and central Africa. It is spread by close contact, so it can be relatively easily contained through measures such as self-isolation and
DGHS will go for action against unregistered private hospitals, clinics and diagnostic centres across the country after an end to a 72-hour ultimatum on the closure of such organisations
Legal action will be taken if the clinics are not closed within the mentioned period