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2022-11-05 18:00
By Faranak Bakhtiari
COVIRAN, a source of honor for nation
TEHRAN – Iran was the first country to acquire the knowledge of producing a vaccine against the coronavirus, Reza A’alizadeh, the innovator of the vaccine COVIRAN Barkat, told the Tehran Times in an exclusive interview.
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2022-07-05 17:00
License issued to inject fourth dose of coronavirus vaccine
TEHRAN – In a letter to the universities of medical sciences, the Ministry of Health emphasized the need to inject a booster dose of coronavirus vaccine, ISNA reported on Tuesday.
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2022-06-26 16:50
Coronavirus outbreak at lowest point in Iran
TEHRAN – The coronavirus outbreak is currently is at the lowest point in Iran, though the disease is still prevalent in other countries, spokesman for the National Headquarters for Coronavirus Control, Abbas Shiravjen, has said.
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2022-04-18 19:00
Over 161m doses of COVID vaccine imported
TEHRAN – Iran has so far imported more than 161,933,728 doses of vaccine to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
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2022-02-20 18:39
76% of students aged 12-18 inoculated
TEHRAN – Some 76 percent of the students aged 12-18 years have received the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, according to the latest announcement of the Ministry of Education.
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2022-02-18 17:36
“Noora” vaccine produces strong neutralizing antibodies: study
TEHRAN – The results of the first and second phases of the clinical trial showed that “Noora” vaccine produces very strong neutralizing antibodies against coronavirus.
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2022-01-07 17:07
Iran develops adenovirus-based vaccine against corona
TEHRAN – “Pastu Covad” is the first Iranian-made coronavirus vaccine based on adenovirus that has successfully completed its animal studies, IRNA reported on Friday.
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2021-12-31 17:04
Negotiations underway to export Razi Cov Pars vaccine
TEHRAN – A number of countries have requested to purchase the Iranian-made Cov Pars vaccine for COVID-19, and negotiations are underway to take the necessary measures for export, vice president for research and technology of Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute, said.
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2021-12-28 20:00
Japan to deliver 700,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine to Iran
TEHRAN – The Japanese government has donated 700,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to Iran through the COVAX facility.
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2021-11-23 17:59
Iran outpaces Europe in first-dose COVID-19 vaccination
TEHRAN – The national average for the first dose vaccination of people over the age of 12 was 82 percent in Iran, while it was 64 percent in Europe, Mohammad Mehdi Gooya, head of the diseases management center of the Ministry of Health, said.
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2021-11-17 17:50
By Faranak Bakhtiari
Over 100m doses of COVID-19 vaccine injected
TEHRAN – The number of COVID-19 vaccines injected in the country has exceeded 100 million doses, despite all barriers and difficulties caused by sanctions.
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2021-11-14 19:00
Cov Pars causes 9-12 months immunity to COVID-19
TEHRAN – Studies show that Cov Pars vaccine, developed by the Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute of Iran, makes immunity for 9-12 months against the coronavirus, Reza Bani-Hashemi, the director for research and development at the institute, said on Sunday.
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2021-11-06 16:38
Some 24% of students vaccinated nationwide
TEHRAN – A total of 1,572,380 students, equaling 24 percent of the target group aged 12 to 18 nationwide, have received both doses of coronavirus vaccine, Azam Goudarzi, a health ministry official, said on Saturday.
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2021-10-29 18:11
Interview by Farrokh Hesabi
Fans should return to stadiums: Zohreh Haratian
TEHRAN – Dr. Zohreh Haratian believes that the fans should return to the stadiums but the stadiums require the infrastructure that must be provided.
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2021-10-25 19:00
S. Korea to provide Iran with 1m doses of COVID vaccine
TEHRAN - South Korea will soon offer 1 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to Iran, on humanitarian grounds, to help address its vaccine shortage, Seoul's foreign ministry said Monday.
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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.