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2022-03-15 17:37
Iran receives 2m vaccine doses through COVAX
TEHRAN – Iran has received 2,191,500 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines donated by the German Government.
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2021-11-03 19:35
Pfizer making a killing, literally
TEHRAN - Once again, this year, the American drug manufacturer Pfizer has significantly raised its revenue forecast by cashing in on Covid-19 vaccines and triggering calls by rights groups to stop putting profit ahead of human lives.
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2021-08-25 18:11
Iran to receive 3m doses of COVAX vaccine in coming days
TEHRAN – World Health Organization (WHO) representative to Iran Jaffar Hussain has announced that three million doses of vaccine will be delivered soon to the country under the COVAX facility.
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2021-07-23 10:57
Japan, China to deliver new shipments of COVID-19 vaccines to Iran
TEHRAN – Iran will receive new consignments of coronavirus vaccines from Japan and China over the next few days.
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2021-04-16 13:12
Iran finalizes deal for 60 million "Sputnik V" vaccines
TEHRAN – Iran has finalized a deal with Russia to purchase 60 million doses of Sputnik V vaccine, Iranian Ambassador to Moscow Kazem Jalali said on Thursday.
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2021-03-16 12:20
Iran unveils, tests new COVID-19 vaccine
Fakhra vaccine is named after martyred nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh
TEHRAN – Fakhra vaccine, named after martyred nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, was unveiled and started the clinical trial on Tuesday, IRNA reported.
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2021-03-05 15:21
Iran to begin COVAX COVID-19 vaccination in weeks
TEHRAN – Iran will start the first phase of vaccinating prioritized groups against coronavirus using COVAX Facility vaccines as the country is projected to receive one million doses of the vaccine in the next two weeks.
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2021-02-26 17:14
The elderly, war-disabled getting COVID-19 vaccine
TEHRAN – The vaccination against COVID-19 of the elderly and the disabled war veterans being kept in nursing homes across Iran began on Thursday, ISNA reported.
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2021-02-21 17:28
Iranian-made coronavirus vaccine 90% immunogenic: study
TEHRAN – Tests performed on volunteers who received the Iranian-made COVID-19 vaccine showed that the immunogenicity of “COVIRAN BAREKAT” is about 90 percent.
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2021-02-17 18:06
No vaccine as effective as Iranian vaccine against UK variant
TEHRAN –Test results have shown that the Iranian-made coronavirus vaccine is highly effective against the British mutated coronavirus virus and no other vaccine in the world has been so effective, Minoo Mohrez, member of the National Headquarters for Coronavirus Control, has stated.
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2021-02-12 16:51
Indian, Chinese coronavirus vaccines awaiting Iran's approval
TEHRAN – The Food and Drug Organization of Iran is weighing up importing India’s Bharat Biotech and China’s Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines in a bid to boost the country’s drive against the disease.
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2021-02-10 15:06
Tehran, Moscow sign MOU to enhance pharmaceutical cooperation
TEHRAN – Representatives of Iranian and Russian health ministries signed a memorandum of understanding in Moscow on Wednesday to enhance cooperation in the pharmaceutical sector, especially the production of medicines and vaccines.
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2021-02-07 17:13
‘Iran, Russia have high potential for medical co-op’
TEHRAN – Iran and Russia have high potential for cooperation in the field of medicine and vaccines, Mohammad Reza Shanehsaz, head of the Iranian Food and Drug Administration, has said.
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2021-02-05 15:26
Iran imports Sputnik V vaccine, AstraZeneca on agenda
TEHRAN – The first consignment of Sputnik V, the Russian-made vaccine for the coronavirus, was imported on Thursday.
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2021-01-09 17:50
Tehran, Havana form ‘strategic alliance’ to produce COVID-19 vaccine
TEHRAN - Kianoush Jahanpour, spokesman for Iran's Food and Drug Administration, has said Iran and Cuba have formed a ‘strategic alliance’ through working jointly on a project for producing a potential coronavirus vaccine.
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2021-01-08 15:36
Importing Pfizer vaccines ‘is no more the question’: Iranian Red Crescent Society
TEHRAN – The Iranian Red Crescent society issued a statement on Friday, stressing that importing Pfizer vaccines made by the United States ‘is no more the question’.
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2021-01-03 17:47
Next group of volunteers to receive Iranian COVID-19 vaccine
TEHRAN – The domestically-made coronavirus vaccine will be injected into four more volunteers this week provided that the health ministry’s approval is obtained.
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2021-01-02 17:56
No COVID-19 vaccines imported from South Korea, Iran says
TEHRAN – Iran has denied reports claiming that the country has imported a consignment of coronavirus vaccines from South Korea.
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2021-01-01 17:42
Iran, Cuba coproducing COVID-19 vaccine
TEHRAN - The Pasteur Institute of Iran in collaboration with a Cuban company is working on producing a potential vaccine for COVID-19.
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2020-12-28 18:18
Sanctions won’t affect importing COVAX vaccines by Iran: WHO
TEHRAN – Sanctions imposed by the United States will have no effect on importing coronavirus vaccines by Iran from the COVAX, a global initiative to ensure rapid and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines, Christoph Hamelmann, WHO Representative in Iran, said on Monday.