July 22, 2021

EU lists rare nerve disorder as side-effect of J&J Covid-19 vaccine

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 22 July, 2021   “After assessing the available data, PRAC considered that a causal relationship between Covid-19 vaccine Janssen and […]
July 21, 2021

Covid Delta variant to dominate within months: WHO

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 21 July, 2021   The highly contagious Delta variant of Covid-19 is expected to become the dominant strain of the […]
July 20, 2021

Two-thirds of Indians have coronavirus antibodies, survey shows

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 20 July, 2021   Two-thirds of India’s population have antibodies against the coronavirus, according to data released on Tuesday from […]
July 19, 2021

Pausing ‘lockdown’ could exacerbate ongoing Delta surge, says AP report

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 19 July, 2021   The Associated Press, among others, reported that the easing of the “strict lockdown” for eight days […]
July 17, 2021

US plans to send 3.5 million Moderna doses to Bangladesh soon

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 17 July, 2021 Reuters, Washington The United States plans to send 3.5 million Moderna doses to Bangladesh over the weekend […]
July 16, 2021

Indonesia overtakes India as Asia’s new Covid-19 epicenter

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 16 July, 2021   Some fear the situation may be worse than the numbers show, because not enough people are […]
July 15, 2021

Child diseases on rise as Covid-19 slows routine vaccinations: UN

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 15 July, 2021   The gap in global vaccination coverage has set up a “perfect storm”, leaving more children vulnerable […]
July 14, 2021

Covid cases found at Olympic hotel in Japan as IOC hails ‘historic’ Games

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 14 July, 2021   Highly contagious virus variants have fuelled the latest wave of infections, and failure to vaccinate people […]
July 13, 2021

US health official says Covid-19 boosters could risk more serious side effects

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 13 July, 2021   The US government has not made a decision on whether to administer booster shots but sees […]