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.

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Venezuela is set to give COVAX an ultimatum to ship COVID-19 vaccines promised to the Latin American country.

At least 115,000 health and care workers have died from COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic, the WHO chief says.

The US has opted to make profits at the expense of innocent lives, while hoarding the vaccine for its own citizens.

The WHO has urged African countries to take hold of expired Covid-19 jabs and wait for further instructions reassuring that the "vaccines can still be used even after nine months".

The first shipment of the COVAX global vaccine plan, containing over 700,000 doses, has been sent to Tehran from Amsterdam, says an official.