Cov Pars begins third phase of clinical studies
“Razi Cov Pars” vaccine entered on Sunday the third phase of the human trial, being administrated to 40,000 people, IRIB reported.
500 environmental defenders recruited in 2 years
The Department of Environment (DOE) has recruited 500 rangers over the past two years to enhance environmental protection, Mehr reported on Sunday.
Schools reopen with a one-month delay
Schools will reopen this year with a delay of one month under health protocols amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Speeding up vaccination atop agenda
Accelerating the pace of vaccination against COVID-19 is the top priority of the government, Health Minister Bahram Einollahi has said.
No Traces of lambda variant of COVID-19 in Iran
The lambda variant of COVID-19 has not been reported in Iran so far, Alireza Zali, the head of the Coronavirus Control Operations Headquarters in Tehran, has said.
Iranian cheetah in critical condition
The population of Asiatic cheetahs in Iran is less than 40, which means that under the current situation and in the long run, not only is it not possible to maintain the species’ population and health but the genetic diversity will be lost and face extinction.
Over 300 websites offering smuggled goods shut down
More than 300 websites that used to sell smuggled goods have been so far identified and shut down, IRINN reported on Monday.
Iran awaiting 100m doses of coronavirus vaccine by yearend
As per contracts signed with international manufacturers, some 100 million doses of coronavirus vaccine should be imported by the end of 2021, Nasser Riyahi, the head of the Association of Medicine Importers, said on Sunday.
Over $125 million allocated to nanotechnology sector
As of the start of a national plan to develop the nanotechnology sector 15 years ago, more than 5,283 billion rials (about $125.7 million at the official exchange rate of 42,000 rials) has been allocated to nanotechnology projects, IRNA reported on Saturday.
Coronavirus vaccination not an obstacle for blood donation
Those people who have injected a coronavirus vaccine can also donate their blood and there are no obstacles in this regard, Bashir Haji-Beigi, the Blood Transfusion Organization spokesman, said on Saturday.