TEHRAN, Jul 1 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Health Ministry has authorised the emergency use of the second domestic vaccine against COVID-19, Tasnim News Agency reported yesterday.
The third phase of clinical trial for the Pasteur vaccine, developed by Iran’s Pasteur Institute, has been carried out, Health Minister, Saeed Namaki, said.
The Pasteur vaccine is the second Iranian vaccine, approved for inoculation against the coronavirus, Namaki added.
On Jun 14, Iran announced the emergency use of COVIran Barakat, financed by the Barakat Foundation.
Iran has already introduced COVID-19 vaccines from Russia, India, China and the Republic of Korea, for over five million people across the country.– NNN-IRNA
