Iran will start mass production of Russia’s Sputnik V anti-coronavirus vaccines.

Iran officially begins the nationwide vaccination campaign against the COVID-19 disease with the Russian Sputnik V vaccine, delivering jabs to health workers.

An Iranian delegation arrived in Moscow to finalize talks over co-production of Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine.

Iran launches the first phase in the human trial of its second COVID-19 vaccine developed by the Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute.

Iran has bought 2 million doses of Russia’s Sputnik-V vaccine for COVID-19, an official said.

Iran’s President Rouhani says he hopes vaccinations against the COVID-19 disease will kick off in the coming weeks, before the end of the current Persian calendar year in March.

The head of the production team of the coronavirus vaccine at the Headquarters for Executing the Order of Imam Khomeini, says the Iranian vaccine dubbed Coviran Barekat works against the British variant of COVID-19.

President Hassan Rouhani says Iran is attempting to begin the nationwide vaccination against the COVID-19 pandemic in the current Persian calendar month which ends on February 18.

The two countries have signed an agreement to cooperate in the coronavirus vaccine project with the use of a technology coming from Cuba.

President Hassan Rouhani hopes those who are the most vulnerable in the face of COVID-19 will receive vaccines by March 20.