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- Tehran claims 100% success in indigenous Covid-19 jab trial as country gears up for mass vaccine production
The head of Iran’s indigenous vaccine development program has said the country’s phase-one human trials showed “unexpectedly good” results, claiming the jab has been 100 percent successful so far.Mar 9, 2021 15:15World News - Iran grants emergency use of 3 foreign-made Covid jabs, including AstraZeneca shot supposedly banned by Supreme LeaderThe Iran Food and Drug Administration (IFDA) has approved three foreign-made Covid-19 vaccines for use including AstraZeneca’s, despite Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamanei previously banning British jabs.Feb 18, 2021 15:50World News
- Tehran aims to manufacture 14 million indigenous Covid-19 vaccines in June alone as govt highlights good progress in human trialsA senior public official has said that Iran is moving towards solving its inoculation problems as it looks to mass-produce its first vaccine after very early trial data suggest the jab is effective against Covid-19.Jan 27, 2021 11:43World News
- Tehran to use Russian, Chinese, Indian & own vaccines, while US jabs are rejected due to ‘lack of trust’ – Iranian FM to RTIran won’t be using US vaccines due to a mix of public health and political concerns, instead relying on Covid-19 jabs from its allies and a homemade immunization, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told RT’s Worlds Apart show.Jan 27, 2021 04:59World News
- ‘With lives at stake, politics must be forgotten’: Sputnik V sponsor warns demonizing Russian vaccine distracts from saving peopleSaving human lives amid the raging global pandemic is much more important than following political considerations, Kirill Dmitriev, CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund that sponsored Sputnik V vaccine development, told RT.Jan 21, 2021 23:44Russia & Former Soviet Union
- ‘Completely untrustworthy’: Iran BANS import of coronavirus vaccines from US and BritainIran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has prohibited the import of any Covid vaccines from the US and UK, questioning their efficacy and suggesting developers might be willing to “test” their drugs on foreign nations.Jan 8, 2021 13:09World News
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