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2021-07-26 20:00
Cov Pars to produce 1m doses of vaccine monthly
TEHRAN – One million doses of “Razi Cov Pars” vaccine will be produced each month as of the sixth calendar month Shahrivar (starting August 23), Mohammad-Hassan Fallah Mehrabadi, deputy head of the Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute has announced.
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2021-07-25 16:06
COVIRAN BAREKAT in process to WHO’s registration
TEHRAN – COVIRAN BAREKAT, the first Iranian-made coronavirus vaccine, is in the process to be registered by the World Health Organization, Asghar Abdoli, an expert in the vaccine production project, has stated.
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2021-07-25 16:05
Pastu Covac is world’s only vaccine targeting several mutations: expert
TEHRAN – Pastu Covac coronavirus vaccine, developed jointly by the Pasteur Institute of Iran and Cuba's Finlay Vaccine Institute, is the only vaccine in the world that can fight several mutations simultaneously, Alireza Biglari, head of the Pasteur Institute, has said.
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2021-07-18 16:54
COVIRAN vaccine beats Delta variant
TEHRAN – COVIRAN BAREKAT coronavirus vaccine proved effective against Indian strain, Hojjat Niki-Maleki head of the information center of Headquarters for Executing the Order of the Imam twitted on Saturday.
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2021-07-16 21:53
Pastu Covac neutralizes new COVID-19 strains
TEHRAN – Preliminary results of studies show that the Pastu Covac coronavirus vaccine, developed by the Pasteur Institute of Iran, fights very well against new variants of South Africa and India, and in other words, neutralizes them, Alireza Biglari, head of the Pasteur Institute, has said.
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2021-07-10 17:08
Tehran-Havana strategic cooperation on coronavirus vaccine production
TEHRAN – The long history of cooperation between Iran and Cuba in biotechnology has led to a strategic relationship to develop a COVID-19 vaccine to fight against the global pandemic.
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2021-06-27 16:49
Iran among few countries with all vaccine production platforms
TEHRAN – Iran is one of the few countries that has all vaccine production platforms, Mohammad Reza Shanehsaz, head of the Iranian Food and Drug Administration, has stated.
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2021-06-27 12:45
IRGC starts clinical trial of “Noora” coronavirus vaccine
TEHRAN – The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) started the first phase of the clinical trial of its domestically-made "Noora" coronavirus vaccine on Sunday, IRIB reported.
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2021-06-21 17:28
Iranian vaccine 6 times more effective than AstraZeneca against mutated virus
TEHRAN – The Pastu Covac vaccine has shown a 62 percent efficiency on new variants of coronavirus first emerged in South Africa and Brazil, 6 times more effective than the AstraZeneca vaccine, Health Minister Saeed Namaki announced on Monday.
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2021-06-18 18:06
Cov Pars to monthly produce 1m doses of vaccine
TEHRAN – One million doses of “Razi Cov Pars” vaccine will be produced each month as of September, deputy head of the Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute has announced.
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2021-06-14 17:21
COVIRAN vaccine receives public use license
TEHRAN – Homegrown COVIRAN BAREKAT vaccine has received the license for public use, Health Minister Saeed Namaki announced on Monday.
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2021-06-09 17:49
Fakhra vaccine begins second human trial
TEHRAN – The second phase of the Fakhra vaccine’s human trial started on Wednesday by being administrated to 500 volunteers.
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2021-06-08 13:30
COVIRAN vaccine closer to completing human trials
TEHRAN – Eight thousand volunteers in four cities will receive the first dose of the COVIRAN vaccine on June 10, moving toward completing the third phase of human testing.
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2021-05-31 16:54
COVID-19 inoculation to rollout by homegrown vaccine this week
TEHRAN – Health Minister Saeed Namaki announced that immunization against coronavirus by the domestic vaccine (COVIRAN BAREKAT) will start by the next week, ISNA reported on Monday.
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2021-05-30 17:40
Iran-Cuba vaccine to complete clinical trials by mid-June
TEHRAN – Soberana-02 COVID-19 vaccine jointly developed by Iran and Cuba will complete clinical trials by mid-June by being administered to 24,000 Iranians.
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2021-05-26 16:44
Iran stands by Africa against ‘vaccine apartheid’
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said the country will fight against ‘vaccine apartheid’ in Africa as the coronavirus continues to ravage the world.
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2021-05-24 16:01
First COVID-19 vaccine produced by private sector starts clinical trial
TEHRAN – The first coronavirus vaccine made by the private sector in Iran succeeded in receiving the code of ethics and entered the phase of clinical studies.
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2021-05-18 18:54
No COVID-19 vaccine export until domestic need is met
TEHRAN – No homegrown COVID-19 vaccine will be exported until the domestic need is fully met, although several countries have asked for purchasing the COVIRAN BAREKAT vaccine, Mohammad Mokhber, the head of the Headquarters for Executing the Order of the Imam, has said.
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2021-05-17 17:44
Iran receives second shipment of COVAX vaccines
TEHRAN – Iran has received the second batch of the COVID-19 vaccine from the COVAX facility on Sunday.
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2021-05-10 20:00
Iran to likely receive 10m doses of COVID-19 vaccine by early June
TEHRAN – Iran will receive about 10 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine by early June if the supply process goes on according to schedule, Sadeq Tabrizi, a health ministry official, said on Monday.
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2021-05-09 17:12
Iran asks ICRC to provide 2m COVID-19 vaccines for Afghan refugees
TEHRAN – The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has asked the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to provide 2 million doses of coronavirus vaccine to be used for Afghan refugees.
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2021-05-05 16:45
Fakhra vaccine completes first phase of human trial
TEHRAN – The first phase of the Fakhra vaccine’s human trial has been completed successfully and the second phase will start after the final analysis.
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2021-05-02 17:41
Iran imports 1m doses of COVID-19 vaccine from China
TEHRAN – Iran received the largest shipment of coronavirus vaccine, containing 1 million doses, from China on Sunday, IRNA reported.
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2021-04-26 16:46
Iran-Cuba vaccine enters phase three clinical trials
TEHRAN – Iran started on Monday the third phase of the human trial of the Soberana-02 coronavirus vaccine, jointly developed with Cuba.
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2021-04-25 16:20
By Faranak Bakhtiari
Iran among pioneers in COVID-19 vaccine development
TEHRAN – Iran is among the first countries which started developing a vaccine against coronavirus, and now four companies are endeavoring to release their products by September and inoculate the whole population.
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2021-04-24 18:02
COVID-19 vaccination system to be launched
TEHRAN – A comprehensive system will be launched in the country for coronavirus vaccination of the whole population, Alireza Raeisi, spokesman for the National Headquarters for Coronavirus Control, announced on Saturday.
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2021-04-21 17:57
COVIRAN vaccine starts third phase of human trial
TEHRAN – COVIRAN BAREKAT, the first coronavirus vaccine made by Iranian researchers, started the third phase of the human trial, Mostafa Qanei, secretary of the biotechnology development office of the Vice Presidency for Science and Technology, announced.
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2021-04-19 18:50
Iran jointly producing COVID-19 vaccines with three countries
TEHRAN – Iran is currently producing COVID-19 vaccines jointly with three countries of Cuba, Russia, and Australia, Mostafa Qanei, secretary of the biotechnology development office of the Vice Presidency for Science and Technology, said on Monday.
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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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2021-04-14 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.
