Volunteers in Tehran have been administered the first doses of the country’s domestically-developed vaccine as trials kicked off on Tuesday. Rights groups earlier asked the US not to disrupt vaccine distribution in Iran.
The COV Iran Barkat vaccine, which consists of two separate injections, was produced by Tehran-based pharmaceutical company Shifa Pharmed and the Executive Headquarters of Imam’s Order (EIKO), a state-affiliated agency.
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