Vaccine
Saudi Arabia said Saturday it was lifting most COVID-19 restrictions including social distancing in public spaces and quarantine for vaccinated arrivals.
Bangladesh received another one million doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine doses from the United Kingdom (UK).
People across the world have already become used to the coronavirus pandemic as it existed for so long. There are lots of information buzzing about the virus which makes people confused since the pandemic started in 2019.
A study in monkeys pitting the current Moderna COVID-19 booster against an Omicron-specific booster showed no significant differences in protection, suggesting an Omicron-specific booster may not be needed, US government researchers reported on Friday.
Pfizer Inc Chief Executive Albert Bourla said on Saturday that an annual COVID-19 vaccine would be preferable to more frequent booster shots in fighting the coronavirus pandemic.
UN chief Antonio Guterres told the all-virtual Davos forum on Monday that the world must vaccinate everybody against COVID-19 to ensure a way out of the pandemic.
The government has cut down the age limit for booster vaccine doses against COVID-19 from 60 to 50 years.
The government have decided to administer the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine as booster shots instead of the Pfizer vaccine.
Pfizer expects a vaccine targeting the Omicron variant to be ready in March, said Pfizer Chief Executive Officer Albert Bourla on Monday.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged all to get vaccinated without unnecessary fear to fight off COVID-19 and its new variants.
A US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report on Friday said that two doses of the Pfizer Inc and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine are highly protective against a rare but often serious condition in children that causes organ inflammation weeks after COVID-19 infections.
Brazilian health authorities authorized COVID-19 vaccines for children aged 5 to 11 on Wednesday, as South America’s most populous country faces a rapid increase in cases due to holiday gatherings and the arrival of the Omicron variant.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Wednesday it expanded the eligibility of Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE’s booster doses to those 12 to 15 years old.
Israel on Tuesday announced that it will offer a fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to people older than 60, amid concerns about the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
The nationwide campaign for COVID-19 vaccine booster dose will start after updating the ‘Surokkha’ app, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque.
Runu Veronica Costa, a senior nurse of Kurmitola General Hospital, received the first booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as the campaign for booster doses started in Bangladesh on Sunday.
The government has planned to start administering booster doses this month.
Two doses of the BioNTech and Pfizer coronavirus vaccine may not be enough to protect against the Omicron strain, the companies warned Wednesday, but they stressed it was ‘still effective’ after a third jab.
Health Minister Zahid Maleque said that people aged 60 and above will be given booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccine.
The United States has donated another 1.8 million doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to Bangladesh.
