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2022-08-17 16:32
Iran reports first case of monkeypox
TEHRAN – Iran has announced its first case of the monkeypox virus, detected in a woman, health ministry spokesman Pedram Pakaeen said on Tuesday.
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2022-08-08 17:41
First shipment of Iranian vaccines exported to Venezuela
TEHRAN - Two batches of Iranian-made vaccines for hepatitis and tuberculosis were exported to Venezuela on Wednesday, August 3.
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2022-01-29 18:51
By Afshin Majlesi
Time to restart? Tehran tourism fair kicks off amid virus concerns
TEHRAN – Early on Saturday, doors of the 15th Tehran International Tourism Exhibition opened to people as a mounting wave of coronavirus puts high hopes of travel insiders in the hand of fate.
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2021-10-12 18:12
Iran national handicrafts exhibit canceled amid COVID uncertainty
TEHRAN – The 35th national handicrafts exhibition of Iran has been canceled due to ongoing uncertainty around the COVID-19 pandemic.
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2021-09-05 18:17
Cov Pars begins third phase of clinical studies
TEHRAN – “Razi Cov Pars” vaccine entered on Sunday the third phase of the human trial, being administrated to 40,000 people, IRIB reported.
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2021-09-01 21:59
Raisi says Covid-19 vaccine import has increased
TEHRAN - President Ebrahim Raisi announced on Wednesday an increase in imports and domestic production of vaccine in efforts to contain the Covid-19 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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2021-06-14 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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2021-05-31 14:45
Veteran artists vaccinated
TEHRAN – A group of veteran artists were vaccinated against the coronavirus at the institute for veteran artists in Tehran on Sunday.
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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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2021-04-07 12:25
COVID-19 vaccination for nurses in Qom
On Tuesday, nurses at emergency departments of hospitals in the city of Qom received the coronavirus vaccine.
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2021-04-06 17:07
Second Iranian COVID-19 vaccine to be mass-produced in August
TEHRAN – The second Iranian coronavirus vaccine, Razi Cov Pars, which started the clinical trial on February 27, will be mass-produced in early August, ISNA report on Tuesday.
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2021-03-15 20:13
Iran starts mass-production of coronavirus vaccine
COVIRAN BAREKAT, the first homegrown coronavirus vaccine made by researchers at the Headquarters for Executing the Order of the Imam, started to be mass-produced on Monday. The first phase started with a production capacity of 3 million doses per month and the second phase of production will start in June with a capacity of 12 to 15 million doses per month.
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2021-02-20 15:03
Russia approves its third COVID-19 vaccine, CoviVac
Russia on Saturday approved a third coronavirus vaccine for domestic use, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on state TV, though large-scale clinical trials of the shot, labelled CoviVac and produced by the Chumakov Centre, have yet to begin.
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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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2021-02-16 22:01
By Faranak Bakhtiari
One year into the pandemic, Iran’s achievements
TEHRAN – A year has passed since Iran reported the first case of coronavirus infection on February 19. The country has made great efforts to combat the pandemic through boosting production of medical items, forming volunteer groups, and implementing different schemes, and the most precious of which was the medical staff’s dedication.
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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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2021-01-29 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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2021-01-18 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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2021-01-13 19:52
10,000 nurses hail Leader’s ‘wise’ stance on Covid-19 vaccine
TEHRAN – About 10,000 Iranian nurses have launched a campaign to thank the Leader of Islamic Revolution for his “wise and strong” positions on the Covid-19 vaccine and the issues faced by nurses and health workers in the country.
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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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2021-01-11 13:06
Iran plans to import AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines from India, China, Russia
TEHRAN – Iran plans to import some two million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines from India, China, and Russia by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20).
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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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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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2020-12-25 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.