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2025-07-19 15:27
WHO verifies Iran's elimination of measles, rubella in 2023
TEHRAN – The regional verification commission for measles and rubella (RVC MR), affiliated with the World Health Organization (WHO), has verified the elimination of the two diseases in the country in 2023.
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2025-04-21 15:19
Measles vaccination covers 98% of target population
TEHRAN – Some 98 percent of the target population in the national program for the immunization against measles have been vaccinated, deputy health minister Alireza Raeisi has said.
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2024-05-19 15:53
Iran receives measles anti-body kits with WHO, ECHO support
TEHRAN –Iran has received a total of 160 measles antibody kits with the help of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO).
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2023-04-24 16:26
WHO confirms measles and rubella eliminated in Iran
TEHRAN – The World Health Organization has confirmed that measles and rubella have been eradicated in Iran, Health Minister Bahram Einollahi said on Monday.
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2023-01-15 17:30
Over 235,000 foreign nationals vaccinated against measles, rubella
TEHRAN – In recent weeks, more than 235,000 non-Iranians in the age group of 9 to 30 have been injected with the measles vaccine in the country, and the disease is under control.
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2022-12-23 18:02
Vaccination plan to immune refugees against 3 diseases
TEHRAN – A vaccination campaign aiming to immunize refugees and non-Iranian nationals against polio, measles, and coronavirus will start on December 31, ISNA reported.
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2022-12-18 20:00
Plan on vaccination, screening of foreign nationals to be launched
TEHRAN – A plan to complete the vaccination and screening of foreign nationals living in Iran will be piloted in Kish Island on December 22 for three months, the head of the Kish health center has announced.
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2022-05-15 18:02
230,000 foreign nationals vaccinated against measles
TEHRAN – The measles vaccination program has so far inoculated 230,000 foreign nationals, given the surge in the disease infection in the neighboring country, Mohsen Zahraei, head of the department of preventable diseases with vaccines of the Ministry of Health, said.
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2022-05-09 18:19
All immigrants to be vaccinated against polio, measles
TEHRAN – All foreign immigrants and refugees under the age of five will be vaccinated against polio and measles.