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Iran has launched corona vaccination campaign with Russian "Sputnik 5" - Walla! news

2021-02-09T09:49:19.705Z


Iran, which has been hit hardest by the Middle East corona, will begin vaccinating hospital intensive care teams before extending it to the general population. Although Khamenei has banned the use of vaccines developed in the West, Iran is also waiting for 4 million doses of Astrazenica vaccines.


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Iran has launched a corona vaccine operation with the Russian "Sputnik 5"

Iran, which has been hit hardest by the Middle East corona, will begin vaccinating hospital intensive care teams before extending it to the general population.

Although Khamenei has banned the use of vaccines developed in the West, Iran is also waiting for 4 million doses of Astrazenica vaccines.

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Tuesday, 09 February 2021, 11:30

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Iran began its operation on the corona virus today (Tuesday), focusing initially on the intensive care units in the country's hospitals.

Iran is the country hardest hit by Corona in the Middle East and it is waiting for more vaccines before it starts giving them to the general population.



State television has shown Persa Nemchi, the son of Health Minister Said Namchi, receiving the first shot, to boost public confidence in the Russian "Sputnik 5" vaccine.



Iran has so far received 10,000 of the two million vaccine doses it has ordered from Russia and it plans to vaccinate some 1.3 million people by March 20, according to an official television report.

Iran also expects to receive more than four million doses of Astraznica vaccines.

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Iranian health minister's son gets shot in Tehran (Photo: Reuters)

More than 58,000 people have died from corona in Iran.

Vaccination operation in Tehran, today (Photo: Reuters)

Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has banned the Ministry of Health from importing vaccines made in the United States and Britain because he says they are unreliable and could be used to spread the virus to other countries.

However, officials declined to comment on Astraznica's British links.

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