Iran receives 3rd batch of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from Japan
The Customs Administraiton deputy chairman of Iran said that the third consignment of the Japanese COVID-19 vaccine named ‘AstraZeneca’ arrived in Iran…
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Cuba vaccine institute’s chief meets with Iran’s FM Zarif
Head of Cuba’s Finlay Institute of Vaccines Vicente Verez Bencomo met with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Tehran on Monday.…
Iran to receive 2nd shipment of covid vaccine from Japan next week
The spokesman for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Kianoush Jahanpour said that the second shipment of Japan-donated COVID-19 vaccines would arrive…
Iran’s Leader urges vaccine self-reliance, says grievances valid
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has blamed the disruption in people’s access to coronavirus vaccines on breach of promises…
Leader receives first dose of homegrown Iranian COVID-19 vaccine
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has received his first dose of a coronavirus vaccine produced by Iranian scientists…
Iran authorizes emergency use of homegrown Covid- 19 vaccine
The emergency use of an Iranian coronavirus vaccine financed by the Barakat Foundation has been authorized, Health Minister Saeed Namaki said. In…
Iran to use funds held in Iraq to buy Russian COVID-19 vaccine: Minister
Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian says Iran will use its funds blocked in neighboring Iraq to purchase vaccines from Russia against the COVID-19…
Iran pays $30m from money blocked in S Korea to buy COVID-19 vaccine
The head of the Iran-South Korea Joint Chamber of Commerce told IRNA on Wednesday that 30 million dollars from Iran’s approximately seven…
US blocked Iran’s access to 10m doses of coronavirus vaccine
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the United States blocked Iran’s access to ten million doses of a coronavirus vaccine by pressuring the…
West hoarding COVID vaccine three times more than its need, says Zarif
Lashing out at Western countries’ justice in the distribution of COVID-19 vaccine, Iranian Foreign Minister said that western countries have hoarded the…
Fair vaccine distribution, lifting of sanctions key to global fight against COVID-19: Iran UN envoy
Iran’s envoy to the United Nations says a fair distribution of COVID-19 vaccines among all nations and removal of sanctions are among…
Iran, Cuba to mass produce COVID-19 vaccine amid US sanctions: Official
Iran and Cuba plan to create the capacity for the mass production of doses of a vaccine to contain the coronavirus pandemic…
Iran’s president wants people not to worry about COVID-19 vaccine
President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday that Iran has submitted a request to the World Health Organization’s COVAX and paid for it…
Large-scale vaccination can be basis of biological threats
The Head of Iran’s Passive Defense Organization said that large-scale COVID-19 vaccination can form the basis of future biological threats against the…
Cuba to collaborate with Iran on coronavirus vaccine
Cuba’s Finlay Vaccine Institute said late on Friday it has signed an accord with Iran’s Pasteur Institute to collaborate on the production…
Iranian people not to be used for foreign CoVID- 19 vaccine trial: Pres. Rouhani
President of Iran Hassan Rouhani said his administration will not allow foreign vaccines for the coronavirus to be tested on Iranian people,…
Iran calls off import of US COVID-19 vaccines
The Spokesperson for the Red Crescent Society said that the Islamic Republic has canceled the import of 150,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine…
Video: Iran Leader Ayat. Khamenei says importing COVID- 19 vaccines from US & UK is prohibited
The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said Western countries are obliged to immediately put an end to vicious…
Iran’s CBI chief says prepayment for COVID-19 vaccines finalized
Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Governor Abdolnasser Hemmati says the country has finally made a prepayment for purchase of vaccines to tackle…
Iran to use frozen funds in Iraq to buy vaccine: Energy Minister
Iran’s energy minister said he has reached an agreement with the Iraqi officials on how the Iranian funds frozen in an Iraqi…
Iran ready for monthly production of 1.5mln doses of COVID- 19 Vaccine
Head of Iran’s Headquarters for Executing the Order of Imam Mohammad Mokhber expressed pleasure with the start of the human trial phase…
Iran initiates human trial of COVID- 19 vaccine today
The first injection of the 1st phase of COVID- 19 vaccine human trial produced by Imam Khomeini’s Order Executive Office was done…
Iran to buy COVID-19 vaccines in current month: Minister
Iran has planned to buy COVID-19 vaccines in the current Iranian month in parallel with manufacturing domestic vaccines, Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani…
Iran transfers foreign funds needed to buy COVID-19 vaccine
The Iranian government has finally worked out a solution to pay for foreign supplies of coronavirus vaccines, says the country’s chief banker,…
No more problem in way of buying COVID- 19 vaccine, says Iran’s chief banker
Governor of the Central Bank of Iran Abdolnasser Hemmati said there are no more obstacles in the way of purchasing coronavirus vaccines,…
Iran’s president gives assurance about providing COVID-19 vaccine
President Hassan Rouhani said there is no concern for manufacturing the COVID-19 vaccine, adding that the Health Ministry and Central Bank of…
Iran plans to import 42mn doses of COVID-19 vaccines
Iran aims to take delivery of nearly 42 million doses of coronavirus vaccines from abroad to immunize high-risk groups of the population…
Iran allocates $40mln for purchase of COVID-19 vaccines
The Iranian government has allocated $40 million for the purchase of vaccines needed to tackle the coronavirus pandemic amid efforts to secure…
US sanctions blocking Iran’s purchase of COVID-19 vaccine: CBI chief
The inhumane sanctions imposed by the US government have prevented financial transactions for the sale of the coronavirus vaccine to Iran, the…
Iran, Russia discuss joint production of COVID-19 vaccine
Tasnim – Officials from Iran and Russia weighed plans on the joint production of vaccine for the novel coronavirus. Iran’s Ambassador to…
Iran forms committee to oversee development of COVID-19 vaccine
Tasnim – Iranian Health Minister Saeed Namaki announced the creation of a special national committee charged with overseeing the development of a…
Iran president unveils plan to purchase COVID-19 vaccine
Tasnim – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called on the country’s Health Ministry to make all the arrangements necessary for the purchase of…
Rouhani reaffirms mandatory protective health protocols until vaccine available
IRNA – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani stressed Saturday the need to follow all health protocols for the public set by the Ministry…
Iran’s COVID-19 vaccine passes initial tests: Health Minister
Tasnim – Iran’s health minister said a homegrown vaccine for the novel coronavirus has successfully passed the initial tests. In comments at…
Iran to test human phase of corona vaccine in 2 months
MNA – The Chancellor of Iran University of Medical Sciences said that the initial laboratory phase of the coronavirus vaccine has been…
Pres. hails Iran sceintisits for COVID-19 vaccine quest
MNA – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani appreciated the country’s researchers for efforts to find coronavirus medicine and vaccine. Speaking on Saturday at…
Iran’s COVID-19 vaccine to undergo clinical trial: Health Minister
Tasnim – The Iranian health minister said the country’s vaccine for the coronavirus is undergoing clinical trial as the infection continues to…
Iranian COVID-19 vaccine to be produced by March 2021
IRNA – Director-General of Health Technology Development Office of Iran’s Health Ministry said on Monday that some Iranian knowledge-based companies, in a…
Magic bullet for Covid-19? Scientists look to century-old plasma treatment, but there are some big ‘BUTS’
RT – As the world seeks a Covid-19 panacea, treating patients with plasma harvested from those who have recovered from the virus…
Iran’s IRGC claims it’s close to producing coronavirus vaccine
Al-Monitor – A medical research center affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says it is testing a vaccine that promises…