Emergency vaccines slash deaths by 60pc
Emergency vaccination during outbreaks of diseases like cholera, Ebola and measles have over the past quarter-century reduced deaths from such illnesses by nearly 60 per cent, according to a new study...
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US health secy sued over Covid vaccine change
Several leading medical groups filed suit against US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr on Monday, accusing him of endangering public health with new Covid-19 vaccine recommendations...
15 lakh COVID jabs unused, set to expire in Bangladesh by August 6
Over 15 lakh doses of the Covid-19 vaccine that have remained unused since May will expire by August 6 as authorities have failed to administer the lifesaving vaccine amid people鈥檚 unwillingness to take the jab even though there is now a fresh rise in Covid-19 infections and deaths...
Public hospital rabies vaccine shortage calls for early action
AN ACUTE shortage of anti-rabies vaccine in public hospitals, which include Infectious Diseases Hospital in Dhaka, has created a serious concern, laying bare health services failures. The hospital, which treats 400鈥�500 cases of animal bites a day, ran out of stock on June 27. Hundreds of patients reaching the hospital from outlying areas are turned away. The hospital has also...
Most public hospitals run out of anti-rabies vaccine
The Infectious Diseases Hospital at Mohakhali in the capital Dhaka, the top public hospital in Bangladesh for the treatment of infectious diseases, has run out of the anti-rabies vaccine, causing sufferings to the patients, who rush to the health facility from districts with animal bites after not getting treatment at the local level...
Child vaccine coverage faltering, threatening millions: study
Efforts to vaccinate children against deadly diseases are faltering across the world due to economic inequality, Covid-era disruptions and misinformation, putting millions of lives at risk, research warned on Wednesday...
UN warns vaccine-preventable diseases on the rise globally
Outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles, meningitis, and yellow fever are on the rise globally amid misinformation and cuts to international aid, the United Nations and the Gavi vaccine alliance warned Wednesday.
TK 22,000CR THEFT IN COVID VACCINE SCAM: Salman-led syndicate under ACC scanner
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday decided to launch an inquiry into a syndicate led by Salman F Rahman, vice-chairman of Beximco Pharmaceuticals, over allegations of embezzling Tk聽22,000 crore from the procurement process of COVID vaccines.
KSA-bound passengers stage demo over vaccine crisis
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia-bound migrants and those intending to perform Umrah staged demonstration in Dhaka on Tuesday after failing to receive mandatory meningitis vaccination to travel the Middle East country...
7 die in bomb attack near Polio vaccine drive in Pakistan
A bombing near a girls鈥� school in western Pakistan killed seven people, including five children, in an attack targeting police guarding polio vaccinators on Friday, officials said.
WHO says world cholera vaccine stockpile empty as Bangladesh, others seek help
There are no more oral cholera vaccines left in the global stockpile, the World Health Organization said Friday, with the shortage jeopardising work to stop the disease's spread.
Mpox vaccine access set to speed up as WHO approves first jab
The WHO said on Friday it had for the first time prequalified an mpox vaccine 鈥� a move expected to speed up access to the jabs to fight an epidemic raging in Africa.
UNICEF launches tenders for mpox vaccines
UNICEF said Saturday that it had launched an emergency tender for mpox vaccines to help countries hardest hit by the recent outbreak of the disease...
WHO seeks mpox vaccine production surge
The World Health Organization on Friday urged manufacturers to ramp up production of mpox vaccines to rein in the spread of a more dangerous strain of the virus.
MCRI, Incepta Pharmaceuticals partner to protect children from rotavirus
Murdoch Children鈥檚 Research Institute and Incepta Pharmaceuticals, based in Bangladesh, embarked on collaboration on Monday, aimed at bringing life-saving innovation to the global healthcare landscape...
Bangladesh seeks help from Oxford Vaccine Group to establish vaccine centre
Health minister Samanta Lal Sen has sought support from the Oxford Vaccine Group at the University of Oxford to establish a vaccine centre in Bangladesh...
AstraZeneca withdraws Covid vaccine as demand slumps
Anglo-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca on Wednesday said that it was withdrawing Covid vaccine Vaxzevria, one of the first produced in the deadly pandemic, citing 鈥榗ommercial reasons鈥� following a slump in demand.....
AstraZeneca admits Covid vaccine can cause rare side effect
AstraZeneca has admitted for the first time in court documents that its Covid vaccine can cause a rare side effect, in an apparent about-turn that could pave the way for a multi-million pound legal payout, reports The Telegraph.....