Iran receives 250,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine from China


Source: mehrnews.com mehrnews.com

Key Topics in this News Article:

News Snapshot:

Iran receives 250,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine from China Iran has imported the first consignment of the COVID-19 vaccine from China. The cargo comprising 250,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccines arrived at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport in the early hours of Sunday. The vaccines have been scheduled to be handed over to the Health Ministry. According to Alireza Raisi, the deputy health minister, the country would receive doses of other vaccines, including those from India, in the "near future”. This month, Iran imported 120,000 doses of the Sputnik-V vaccine from Russia. Reports have said Iran has purchased a total of...