Vaccine

A woman holds a small bottle labelled with a "Coronavirus COVID-19 Vaccine" sticker and a medical syringe in this illustration taken October 30, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo
Health

Govt to roll out 4th dose of Covid vaccine from 20 Dec

FILE PHOTO: A man pushes a woman in wheelchair past a poster with a graphic of medical workers at a nucleic acid testing booth for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) , in Beijing, China October 27, 2022. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
Coronavirus chronicle

China's Xi unwilling to accept vaccines despite threat from protests-US intel

Illustration: TBS
Tech

Can mRNA vaccines cure cancer?

People enter a pharmacy next to a sign promoting flu shots in New York January 10, 2013. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
World+Biz

Researchers test mRNA technology for universal flu vaccine

FILE PHOTO: Test tubes labelled "Monkeypox virus positive and negative" are seen in this illustration taken May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Europe

Britain says monkeypox shot offers strong 78% protection

A vial and a syringe are seen in front of a displayed Pfizer logo in this illustration taken November 27, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo/File Photo
Coronavirus chronicle

Pfizer/BioNTech's updated Covid shot shows strong response against BQ.1.1

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Corporates

US Covid-19 vaccine donations to Bangladesh surpass 100 million mark

Patients suffering from dengue in Pakistan. The disease can be so severe it’s also called “break-bone fever." Photo: Bloomberg
Bloomberg Special

How Takeda developed its dengue vaccine after decades of setbacks

Represenattional Photo: Collected
World+Biz

Pfizer's RSV vaccine for pregnant women protects newborns against severe illness

A woman holds a small bottle labelled with a "Coronavirus COVID-19 Vaccine" sticker and a medical syringe in this illustration taken October 30, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo
Health

Covid first jab still being administered, 8 lakh newly inoculated in 24hrs

Omicron subvariant XBB.1: An illustration of the novel coronavirus seen next to a health care worker at a Covid-19 testing centre in New Delhi. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)
Coronavirus chronicle

New Omicron subvariant XBB.1 is ‘strongest by far in vaccine evasion’: Report

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Covid-19 in Bangladesh

Only Covid vaccine booster dose to be provided after 3 Oct: DGHS

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Health

DU to collaborate with Globe Biotech to develop vaccines, new meds