Iraqi passengers must be retested for COVID-19
Considering fake negative COVID-19 test certificates of Iraqi passengers, Health Minister Saeed Namaki emphasized the need for retesting all the passengers at land, sea, and air borders.
First COVID-19 vaccine produced by private sector starts clinical trial
The first coronavirus vaccine made by the private sector in Iran succeeded in receiving the code of ethics and entered the phase of clinical studies.
Some 70,000 rare disease patients vaccinated against coronavirus
Some 70,000 patients of rare diseases have received the COVID-19 vaccine so far, Mehdi Shadnoush, head of the transplant management and treatment center of the Ministry of Health, has said.
Two COVID shots effective against India variant
A double dose of COVID-19 vaccines is almost as effective against the fast-spreading variant of the coronavirus first identified in India as it is against Britain’s dominant strain, English health officials said on Saturday.
Center to fight coronavirus announces election safety protocols
In a press briefing on Saturday, Alireza Raeisi, spokesman for the National Headquarters for Coronavirus Control (NHCC), laid out safety protocols for the June 18 presidential elections.
Iran receives second shipment of COVAX vaccines
Iran has received the second batch of the COVID-19 vaccine from the COVAX facility on Sunday.
Iran asks ICRC to provide 2m COVID-19 vaccines for Afghan refugees
The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has asked the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to provide 2 million doses of coronavirus vaccine to be used for Afghan refugees.
Ordinary Arab people will never permanently accept Arab–Israeli normalization
West Asia is currently bogged down in an apparent stalemate between the Zionist-imperialist aggressors and the forces of resistance. Neither side has been able to score a clear victory and eliminate or subjugate the other. The Zionists have not been able to erase the Palestinian question, nor have they succeeded in their efforts to neutralize the Axis of Resistance. So the fires are smoldering, and could blaze up into flames at any time.
Fakhra vaccine completes first phase of human trial
The first phase of the Fakhra vaccine’s human trial has been completed successfully and the second phase will start after the final analysis.
Red Cross Calls for UK to Tackle Inequalities Exposed by COVID
Major changes are needed to protect the most vulnerable people from the next global emergency, according to a report from the Red Cross that said three-quarters of people in the UK are worried about the next potential pandemic.