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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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2021-04-14 13:31
Five countries seeking to purchase Iranian COVID-19 vaccine
TEHRAN – Two European countries and three regional countries have asked to purchase homegrown coronavirus vaccine (COVIRAN BAREKAT), Mohammad Mokhber, the head of the Headquarters for Executing the Order of the Imam has said.
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2021-04-05 18:15
First batch of COVAX vaccine arrives in Tehran
TEHRAN – The first shipment of the COVAX vaccine was delivered to Iran on Sunday, Food and Drug Administration spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said.
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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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2021-03-15 19:09
Iran starts mass-production of homegrown coronavirus vaccine
TEHRAN – COVIRAN BAREKAT, the first coronavirus vaccine made by researchers at the Headquarters for Executing the Order of the Imam, started to be mass-produced on Monday, ISNA reported.
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2021-03-01 17:00
Iranian Covid-19 vaccine platform among world’s most successful: WHO
TEHRAN – Iran has one of the most successful platforms in the world for Covid-19 vaccine production, Christoph Hamelmann, the representative of the World Health Organization in Iran, said.
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2021-02-28 16:56
Second Iranian COVID-19 vaccine enters clinical trial
TEHRAN – Iran started the human trial of its second coronavirus vaccine, Razi Cov Pars, by injecting it into two volunteers during a ceremony on Sunday.
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2021-02-28 10:06
Pfizer, a vaccine with endless problems and controversy
The Pfizer vaccine has caused a great deal of controversy and problems since its distribution, and the side effects of injecting this vaccine have caused fear and panic in different cases.
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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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2021-02-17 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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2021-02-07 12:33
Two Arab countries order to buy Iranian COVID-19 vaccine
TEHRAN – Pharmaceutical companies from two Arab countries have officially put in a request for buying the Iranian-made COVIRAN BAREKAT vaccine.
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2021-02-06 17:19
Iran to start mass vaccination against coronavirus this week
TEHRAN – Mass vaccination against COVID-19 will begin this week, with the priority given to medical staff, the elderly, and people with underlying diseases, President Hassan Rouhani announced on Saturday.
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2021-01-30 17:18
Switzerland negotiating to buy COVID-19 vaccine from Iran
TEHRAN – The Swiss health ministry is negotiating with twenty countries, including Iran, to buy the coronavirus vaccine, and has established ‘special contacts’ in this regard.
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2021-01-29 17:18
Iran issues permit to use Russian COVID-19 vaccine
TEHRAN – Iran’s Food and Drug Administration has issued a permit to both import and co-produce Russian COVID-19 vaccine, Sputnik V, to urgently fight the pandemic, FDA spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour announced on Thursday.
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2021-01-25 18:04
Iranian Covid-19 vaccine shows no side effects on 21 volunteers
TEHRAN – Iranian-made coronavirus vaccine has been injected into 21 people through the first phase, which has not yet reported any serious side effects so far, Minoo Mohraz, member of the National Headquarters for Coronavirus Control has stated.
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2021-01-24 18:25
Iran soon becomes an important Covid-19 vaccine producer: minister
TEHRAN – Iran will be one of the world’s important manufacturers of the Covid-19 vaccine in the near future, Health Minister Saeed Namaki has said.
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2021-01-19 18:08
Unlike foreign rivals, Iranian coronavirus vaccine has no side effects
TEHRAN – The Iranian-made COVID-19 vaccine has not had any side effects so far, while similar foreign vaccines have had adverse effects, Mohammad Mokhber, the head of the Headquarters for Executing the Order of the Imam said.
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2021-01-18 18:29
Second Iranian-made coronavirus vaccine receives clinical trial approval
TEHRAN – The second homegrown COVID-19 vaccine developed and proposed by the Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute has been approved to begin a clinical trial.
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2021-01-17 17:03
Iran trying to start mass COVID-19 vaccination by next two months
TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani has said the government is trying its best to start mass vaccination against the coronavirus by the next two months with the priority given to medical staff and high-risk individuals.
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2021-01-15 10:33
U.S. adds Iranian COVID-19 vaccine developers to sanctions list
TEHRAN – The U.S. Department of the Treasury has added Mohammad Mokhber, the president of the Execution of Imam Khomeini's Order, and Barkat Ventures, which developed the first homegrown vaccine for the coronavirus, to OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list.
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2021-01-13 19:02
72% of Iranians ready to receive homegrown coronavirus vaccine
TEHRAN – Some 72 percent of Iranians have expressed readiness to receive the domestically-made coronavirus vaccine, Kianoush Jahanpour, head of the Information Center of the Ministry of Health, said on Wednesday.
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2021-01-12 17:47
Iranian coronavirus vaccine enters second stage of human trial
TEHRAN – The second dose of the Iranian coronavirus vaccine was injected into three volunteers, who were tested for the first time two weeks ago, IRNA reported on Tuesday.
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2021-01-11 17:02
Iran-Cuba COVID-19 vaccine successfully completes phase 1 human trial
TEHRAN – The COVID-19 vaccine, co-produced by Iran and Cuba, has passed the first phase of human testing with success.
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2021-01-06 17:06
Iran pays for buying 16.8m doses of COVAX vaccine
TEHRAN – The Central Bank of Iran has announced an advance payment to purchase 16.8 million doses of coronavirus vaccine through the COVAX, a global initiative to ensure rapid and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines.
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2020-12-30 18:23
Iranian company working on oral coronavirus vaccine
TEHRAN – An Iranian knowledge-based company is trying to develop an oral vaccine to fight COVID-19, Hossein Vatanpour, an official with the Ministry of Health, has announced.
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2020-12-28 18:10
Homegrown COVID-19 vaccine to be mass-produced in 40 days
TEHRAN – The production line of the Iranian coronavirus vaccine with a capacity of 1.5 million doses per month will be launched within the next 40 days.
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2020-12-25 21:23
Over 27,000 Iranians ready to test home-grown coronavirus vaccine
TEHRAN – Some 27,079 people have so far expressed readiness to test the domestically-made COVID-19 vaccine across the country, head of the information center of Headquarters for Executing the Order of the Imam has said.
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2020-12-19 17:25
56 volunteers in Iran to receive homegrown COVID vaccine on Monday
TEHRAN – Iran will start testing its first domestically-made coronavirus vaccine by injecting it to 56 volunteers aged 18 to 50 years on Monday.
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2020-12-12 17:37
Iran to start testing ‘homegrown’ COVID-19 vaccine next week
TEHRAN – Iran will start injecting volunteers with its home-grown coronavirus vaccine next week, IRIB reported on Saturday.
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2020-11-14 10:59
Injecting homegrown COVID-19 vaccine to start by mid-June 2021
TEHRAN – The human injection of the homegrown COVID-19 vaccine will be started in the Iranian calendar month of Khordad (May 22-June 21, 2021).