
Iran approves first homegrown COVID-19 vaccine
The Hindu
The emergency authorisation was approved after the country faced with problems from importing enough vaccines.
Iran’s state TV is reporting that the country has approved an emergency use of its first domestically developed coronavirus vaccine that could bring the hardest-hit country in the Middle East closer to inoculating its citizens against . The emergency authorisation was approved after the country faced with problems from importing enough vaccines. The TV quotes the health minister, Saeed Namaki as saying, “Permission to use the Iranian vaccine COVIran Barekat was issued yesterday.” Iranian pharmaceutical company Shifafarmed made the vaccine based on deactivated virus, and the first study of the safety and effectiveness began in late December.More Related News

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