16 children get first Covid shots on trial
Sixteen schoolchildren, aged between five and 11, received their first dose of coronavirus vaccines at a programme in the capital yesterday.
5 to 11 year olds get first shot of Covid-19 vaccine
A total of 16 school children, aged between 5-11 years, have received the first shot of specially made Covid-19 vaccine at an event in Dhaka today as part of the "trial run" before the main campaign begins from August 25.
Covid jabs for kids to start today
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) will launch the Covid-19 inoculation campaign for children, aged 5-11 years, today.
US provides 15 lakh Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines for Bangladeshi children
The United States has provided another 15 lakh doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine to help Bangladesh vaccinate children between ages 5-11.
Trial of Covid-19 jabs for children aged 5-11 years on Aug 11
Children aged between 5-11 will get vaccines against Covid-19 on a trial basis on August 11, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said today (August 7, 2022).
5.80 lakh kids registered for Covid jabs
Around 5.8 lakh schoolchildren aged 5-11 years were registered for taking the Pfizer’s specially prepared Covid-19 vaccines as of yesterday afternoon.
Cholera Vaccination: 2nd round campaign begins in 5 Dhaka areas
The second round of the oral vaccination campaign against cholera began yesterday in five selected Dhaka areas.
Novavax Covid vaccine should come with heart side-effect warning: EU
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is recommending Novavax's (NVAX.O) COVID-19 vaccine carry a warning of two types of heart inflammation, based on a small number of reported cases, an added burden for a shot that has failed to win wide uptake.
Aged 5-11: Dhaka kids to get Covid jabs first
Around 7.5 lakh schoolchildren, aged 5-11, in Dhaka city will get Covid-19 vaccine shots first, said Prof Abul Bashar Mohammad Khurshid Alam, director general of the health directorate.
Kids aged 5-11 may get jabs next month
The first consignment of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines developed especially for children has reached the country yesterday, and inoculation of those aged five to 11 might begin next month.