WHO Aids Iran’s Procurement of 2.79 Million Vaccine Vial Monitors for Polio Immunization
The World Health Organization (WHO) has successfully facilitated the acquisition of 2.79 million Vaccine Vial Monitors (VVMs) to enhance Iran's oral polio vaccine program, marking a significant step forward in the country’s national immunization efforts.
First mRNA-based COVID vaccine starts clinical trial
In a ceremony at Imam Khomeini hospital in Tehran, the clinical trial of the first domestically produced mRNA-based vaccine for the coronavirus started on Saturday.
Pneumococcus, rotavirus vaccines entering national immunization program
Iranian scientists strive to domestically produce the two vaccines of pneumococcus and rotavirus to vaccinate all children aged one year and younger, head of the preventable diseases department of the Ministry of Health, Seyyed Mohsen Zahraei, has said.
License issued to inject fourth dose of coronavirus vaccine
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.
All immigrants to be vaccinated against polio, measles
All foreign immigrants and refugees under the age of five will be vaccinated against polio and measles.
President Calls for Convincing Public for Necessity of 3rd Dose of Vaccine
President Seyed Ebrahim Raisi stressed the need for the people to continue to pay attention to health protocols and called on the members of the National Task Force Against Coronavirus to try to convince the people to inject a third dose of the vaccine.
20% of homegrown COVID vaccines permitted for export
The Ministry of Health has issued a license to export 20 percent of the domestically produced coronavirus vaccines, IRNA reported on Tuesday.
Some 24% of students vaccinated nationwide
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.
Italy’s Donated COVID Vaccines to Arrive Today
Ambassador of Italy to Tehran yesterday said that major part of 1.6m doses of the Covid-19 AstraZeneca vaccines which have been donated by Italy will arrive in Tehran tomorrow (on Monday) and remaining part will arrive in the coming weeks.
Vaccination cuts COVID deaths among elderly by 65%
Coronavirus mortality in nursing homes has reduced by 65 percent due to mass vaccination, Hamed Barekati, the deputy health minister for population, family, and schools, has said.