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2022-04-18 19:00
Over 161m doses of COVID vaccine imported
TEHRAN – Iran has so far imported more than 161,933,728 doses of vaccine to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
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2022-03-12 17:36
Iranian mRNA vaccine to start clinical trial
TEHRAN – The Iranian mRNA vaccine for coronavirus has received permission from the Food and Drug Administration to enter phase one of the human trials, said a member of the scientific committee of the National Headquarters for Coronavirus Control.
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2022-03-11 18:27
Pastu Covac trial study to be published in prestigious intl. Journal
TEHRAN – The study of the Pastu Covac vaccine trial has been accepted by a prestigious international scientific journal, to be soon published, Alireza Biglari, head of the Pasteur Institute, has announced.
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2022-03-08 20:51
West Asia’s largest COVID-19 vaccine plant inaugurated in Iran
TEHRAN – Iran on Tuesday officially inaugurated a coronavirus vaccine production unit which is said to be the largest of its kind in West Asia.
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2022-03-04 21:00
Austria updates travel regulations for Iranian visitors
TEHRAN – Vienna has updated travel regulations for Iranian nationals and visitors arriving in Austria as of February 22.
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2022-02-20 18:39
76% of students aged 12-18 inoculated
TEHRAN – Some 76 percent of the students aged 12-18 years have received the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, according to the latest announcement of the Ministry of Education.
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2022-02-18 17:36
“Noora” vaccine produces strong neutralizing antibodies: study
TEHRAN – The results of the first and second phases of the clinical trial showed that “Noora” vaccine produces very strong neutralizing antibodies against coronavirus.
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2022-01-21 17:36
Additional COVID-19 vaccines from Poland, Sweden to arrive
TEHRAN – Additional COVID-19 vaccines from Poland and Sweden are scheduled to arrive in the country over the following days to mark over 6.2 million vaccine doses for the country in total.
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2022-01-12 16:48
Greece to provide Iran with 200,000 doses of COVID vaccine
TEHRAN – The Embassy of Iran in Athens has announced that the government of Greece will donate a consignment of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine to Iran on Thursday.
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2022-01-04 16:18
Intl. journals publish seven articles on Iran-Cuba vaccine
TEHRAN – Seven articles on different stages of development and clinical trials of the Iranian-Cuban coronavirus vaccine have been published in prestigious international journals.
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2022-01-03 19:00
98% of people aged over 80 get COVID-19 vaccine
TEHRAN – Some 98 percent of people aged over 80 in the country have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, Farshid Rezaei, a health ministry official, has said.
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2022-01-02 17:11
IRGC’s “Noora” vaccine begins third phase of human trial
TEHRAN – Noora coronavirus vaccine, developed and produced by Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, affiliated with the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), entered the third phase of the human trial on Sunday.
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2021-12-31 17:04
Negotiations underway to export Razi Cov Pars vaccine
TEHRAN – A number of countries have requested to purchase the Iranian-made Cov Pars vaccine for COVID-19, and negotiations are underway to take the necessary measures for export, vice president for research and technology of Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute, said.
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2021-11-27 21:22
Amir Abdollahian says Iran is serious about Vienna talks as he elaborates on his 100-day in office
TEHRAN — The Foreign Ministry posted a video on its website according to which Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian elaborated on his 100 days in office as foreign minister.
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2021-11-23 17:59
Iran outpaces Europe in first-dose COVID-19 vaccination
TEHRAN – The national average for the first dose vaccination of people over the age of 12 was 82 percent in Iran, while it was 64 percent in Europe, Mohammad Mehdi Gooya, head of the diseases management center of the Ministry of Health, said.
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2021-11-17 17:50
By Faranak Bakhtiari
Over 100m doses of COVID-19 vaccine injected
TEHRAN – The number of COVID-19 vaccines injected in the country has exceeded 100 million doses, despite all barriers and difficulties caused by sanctions.
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2021-11-16 20:00
Turkey drops PCR test for fully vaccinated Iranian travelers
TEHRAN – Turkey has agreed to drop mandatory PCR tests for fully vaccinated Iranian travelers, ILNA reported.
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2021-11-14 19:00
Cov Pars causes 9-12 months immunity to COVID-19
TEHRAN – Studies show that Cov Pars vaccine, developed by the Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute of Iran, makes immunity for 9-12 months against the coronavirus, Reza Bani-Hashemi, the director for research and development at the institute, said on Sunday.
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2021-11-09 18:55
COVID did not stop medical tourism in Iran: deputy minister
TEHRAN – Iran’s deputy tourism minister has said COVID-19 restrictions did not stop medical tourism in the country.
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2021-11-07 17:39
Monthly COVID-19 vaccine output reaches 10m doses
TEHRAN – The domestic manufacturers of coronavirus vaccine have managed to increase their monthly production to 10 million doses, Seyed Heydar Mohammadi, an official with the Food and Drug Administration, has said.
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2021-11-06 16:38
Some 24% of students vaccinated nationwide
TEHRAN – A total of 1,572,380 students, equaling 24 percent of the target group aged 12 to 18 nationwide, have received both doses of coronavirus vaccine, Azam Goudarzi, a health ministry official, said on Saturday.
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2021-11-01 20:44
Biden's job approval rating nosedives
TEHRAN - A new poll has followed a similar pattern of other surveys over the past weeks that show a majority of Americans disapprove of U.S. President Joe Biden. However, the latest survey by NBC News has found the American President’s approval rating has, this time, sunk to an almost record low.
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2021-10-26 18:12
Japan allocates $6.3m to strengthen COVID-19 fight in Iran
TEHRAN - The Government of Japan has signed a financial donation agreement with the World Health Organization to support the consolidation of national efforts to respond to the COVID-19 emergency across Iran.
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2021-10-25 19:00
S. Korea to provide Iran with 1m doses of COVID vaccine
TEHRAN - South Korea will soon offer 1 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to Iran, on humanitarian grounds, to help address its vaccine shortage, Seoul's foreign ministry said Monday.
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2021-10-19 22:03
90% of Iranian hotel employees receive COVID vaccine, others likely to lose jobs
TEHRAN – 90 percent of Iranian hoteliers and accommodation staff have received COVID-19 vaccine to date, the head of the Association of Iranian Hoteliers said on Monday.
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2021-10-13 21:30
Coronavirus: Lorestan registers 6,000 overnight stays in H1
TEHRAN – Vacationers made some 6,000 overnight stays in hotels and guest houses of Lorestan province during the first half of the current Iranian calendar year 1400 (started March 21) as many potential visitors stayed home since virus restrictions began in early 2019.
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2021-10-12 17:53
Nasal dose of COV Pars reduces virus transmission by 90%
TEHRAN – The inhaled dose of COV Pars vaccine reduces the transmission of delta and alpha coronavirus variants by up to 90 percent, Ali Es’haqi, head of Razi Vaccine and Serum Institute, has said.
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2021-10-08 17:22
Spikogen vaccine licensed for emergency use
TEHRAN – The Food and Drug Administration has issued an emergency permit for the Iranian-Australian Spikogen vaccine, IRNA reported on Thursday.
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2021-09-25 21:42
President: No one should be deprived of education due to poverty
TEHRAN — On Saturday, President Ebrahim Raisi said no one should be denied of the opportunity for education due to poverty.
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2021-09-13 19:00
‘No red lines in importing COVID vaccines, even Pfizer and Moderna’
TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Monday that the country is facing no red lines in importing coronavirus vaccines, even Pfizer and Moderna.
