The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. CANBERRA — An Australian infectious diseases expert has warned that it could take six years to vaccinate
A World Health Organization (WHO) expert panel countered concerns over the efficacy of the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine on Wednesday, insisting that “it’s the right thing to do” to use it
All teachers of government primary schools will be administered Covid-19 vaccine within a week, said State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Zakir Hossain. The Minister came up with the
There have been numerous suggestions throughout the course of the coronavirus pandemic for slowing the spread of COVID-19, from social distancing to wearing safety goggles. And the latest topic to
About one in three people recently given a Covid vaccine by the NHS report some side-effects. None was serious – a common one was some soreness around the injection site,
A vaccine to tackle the coronavirus variants could be ready to deploy by the autumn should it be needed, the Oxford-AstraZeneca team says. Prof Andy Pollard, from Oxford University, said
The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine could lead to a “substantial” fall in the spread of the virus, say scientists. The impact of Covid vaccines on transmission has been a crucial unknown that
Mass vaccination campaigns are under way in the fight back against the coronavirus. A range of vaccines, designed in completely different ways, are being used to reduce people’s chances of
Hungary and Bolivia have sought COVID-19 vaccine from Bangladesh, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shariar Alam has told Parliament. He divulged the matter while taking part in the thanksgiving motion
The EU has reversed its decision to temporarily override part of the Brexit deal amid an ongoing row over Covid vaccine supplies in the bloc. The move would have seen