Iran quickly acted and early on in the Covid-19 pandemic, began to develop its coronavirus vaccine.

Despite sanctions, the COV-Iran Barekat vaccine, a domestically produced vaccine by Iran, is undergoing volunteer assisted trials. Several groups are involved in studying and developing MRNA vaccines as well as recombinant vaccines.

Iran has been among the few countries to attempt making a vaccine/vaccines for COVID-19.

Iran has come up with homegrown Covid-19 vaccines despite crippling sanctions and maximum pressure campaign, mainly due to the visionary leadership of Seyyed Ali Khamenei.

Iran has unveiled a homegrown recombinant vaccine called Noora for COVID-19, a day after it started the domestic production of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei receives his first dose of a homegrown coronavirus vaccine.

Iran's Health Minister, Saeed Namaki, announced on Monday that the COVIRAN/ Barekat Coronavirus vaccine had received approval for public inoculations.

Iran has launched the second phase in the human trial of a COVID-19 vaccine developed by the Defense Ministry’s research center formerly headed by nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.

Developed by researchers at the Headquarters for Executing the Order of the Imam, COV-Iran Barakat vaccine was unveiled on December 29 last year, while production began on March 29.

Here is the largest mall of Iran which is located west of Tehran. On the top floor of the mall a center has recently been opened to vaccinate people against COVID-19.