TEHRAN – A comprehensive system will be launched in the country for coronavirus vaccination of the whole population, Alireza Raeisi, spokesman for the National Headquarters for Coronavirus Control, announced on Saturday. People can express their occupation and illness on this website and be informed about the time of their vaccination, he explained. He went on […]
22,904 new cases of infection with the COVID-19 were found over the past 24 hours, 3,423 of whom were hospitalized, the ministry said. It added that with the 380 new deaths, the country’s total COVID-19 deaths mounted to 68,746. The ministry also noted that 1,850,791 patients out of a total of 2,358,809 infected people have recovered or been discharged […]
The 6th consignment of ‘Sputnik V’ vaccine includes 100,000 doses, he noted. So far, a total of 1.895 million doses of the imported vaccines, including 420,000 doses of Sputnik V, have been provided to the Ministry, he underlined. Earlier today, Iran’s Health Ministry said that some 453 more Iranians have died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) […]
With the 453 new victims, the country’s total COVID-19 deaths mounted to 68,366, Health Ministry said. Some 24,092 new cases of infection with the COVID-19 were found over the past 24 hours and 3,438 patients have been hospitalized, it added. It noted that 1,823,958 patients out of a total of 2,335,905 infected people have recovered […]
TEHRAN – Iran is currently producing COVID-19 vaccines jointly with three countries of Cuba, Russia, and Australia, Mostafa Qanei, secretary of the biotechnology development office of the Vice Presidency for Science and Technology, said on Monday. One of the vaccines is the Cuban-Iranian Soberana-02 vaccine, and the other is the Russian-Iranian Gamaleya vaccine, he explained. […]
TEHRAN – The Cuba-Iran Soberana-02 COVID-19 vaccine received a code of ethics to start the third phase of the clinical trial in Iran, according to the Ministry of Health. Manufactured by Cuba’s Finlay Vaccine Institute and Pasteur Institute of Iran, the vaccine is a conjugate vaccine with two injectable doses. It consists of the receptor-binding […]
TEHRAN – While the world is affected by the coronavirus, people with a bleeding disorder are no exception and are highly bearing the impact. World Hemophilia Day is an international awareness day for hemophilia and other bleeding disorders. It is held annually on April 17, the date of the birthday of Frank Schnabel, founder of […]
TEHRAN – Some 65 percent of the elderly being kept in nursing homes have received coronavirus vaccine, Mostafa Seraj, an official with Welfare Organization has said. Influenza vaccination has been done in all day-care centers under the Welfare Organization’s control, and since early March, COVID-19 vaccines are being injected into these target groups, he added. […]
TEHRAN – Iranian football coach Nader Dastneshan passed away on Friday from COVID-19. The 60-year-old coach was hospitalized at the Razi Hospital in Ghaemshahr since last week but lost his battle with coronavirus. Dastneshan coached so many Iranian football clubs including Nassaji, Malavan, Mes Kerman, Naft Tehran, Steel Azin and Sepidrood Rasht in his 17-year […]
TEHRAN – Some 29 health projects worth 530 billion rials (nearly $12.6 million at the official rate of 42,000 rials) were inaugurated in Zanjan province on Thursday. The projects were inaugurated during a ceremony held through video conferencing with Health Minister Saeed Namaki in attendance. Referring to the opening of more than 1,400 health projects […]
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The number of coronavirus patients who have been admitted to the hospital across Iran over the past 24 hours was 670, the Health Ministry’s spokeswoman said. Sima Sadat Lari announced at a press conference on Wednesday that the total number of people tested positive for COVID-19 infection in Iran has exceeded 1,771,100 […]
