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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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2021-02-06 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 19:00
Iranian-made coronavirus vaccine beats UK variant
TEHRAN – The first homegrown COVID-19 vaccine proved effective on the United Kingdom mutated virus, Hassan Jalili, director of COVIRAN BAREKAT vaccine research group has stated.
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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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2021-01-25 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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2021-01-17 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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2021-01-13 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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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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2020-12-29 17:15
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Iran tests first domestic coronavirus vaccine
TEHRAN - Iran started human trial of the first homegrown COVID-19 vaccine on December 29, 2020. Over 65,000 people have so far expressed readiness to receive the vaccine across the country. 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 and will increase to 12 million doses by the next six months.
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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.
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2020-11-14 19:30
8 Iranian coronavirus vaccines on WHO candidates list
TEHRAN – Eight homegrown COVID-19 vaccines have been listed among 48 promising candidates of the World Health Organization (WHO).
