Vaccination against rotavirus, pneumococcal to kick off
A national vaccination plan aiming to combat rotavirus and pneumococcal, which most notably cause diarrhea and pneumonia respectively, will be added to the country's immunization program as of the next Iranian calendar month, starting January 21.
Work underway to develop Covid vaccines effective on new strains
–A health official has said different centers are working to develop existing vaccines in order to be used against new variants.
Vaccination of foreign nationals well underway
A senior official with the Ministry of Health has said a plan for the vaccination of foreign nationals against three contagious diseases is progressing according to the schedule.
Foreign Nationals Vaccination Continue Seriously
President Seyed Ebrahim Raisi noted the vaccination of foreign nationals in the country due to the humanitarian concerns from past months said this process is being underway seriously.
Vaccination of 4m Afghan refugees a great achievement for Iran: WHO
Four million Afghan refugees in Iran, regardless of nationality and residency status, have received vaccination against COVID-19, which is a great achievement for Iran, World Health Organization (WHO) representative to Iran Jaffar Hussain, has said.
Travelers entering Iran should provide vaccination evidence
All passengers who come back to the country should provide evidence that they have received two doses of coronavirus vaccine, otherwise they have to undergo a PCR test, Health Ministry official Mohammad Mehdi Gooya has said.
Door-to-door vaccination to help curb COVID-19
The Ministry of Health is to start a home-to-home program with the aim of vaccinating the whole population against coronavirus, ISNA reported on Friday.
70% of population to be vaccinated within next 2 weeks
Over the next two weeks, 70 percent of the country's population will be vaccinated against coronavirus, Health Minister Bahram Einollahi has said.
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.
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.