Virus-ravaged Iran finds brief respite with mass vaccination
3 years, 2 months ago

Virus-ravaged Iran finds brief respite with mass vaccination

Associated Press  

TEHRAN, Iran — As much of the world sees vaccination slowing and infections soaring with the spread of omicron, Iran has found a rare, if fleeting, respite from the anxiety and trauma of the pandemic. “A large number of people already have contracted the virus and huge vaccination has taken place in recent months,” health official Moayed Alavian said in an attempt to explain the sharp drop in infections easing the burden on Iran’s overwhelmed health system. “Suddenly vaccination happened in a widespread and quick way after Raisi came to office.” “By the way,” he added, “I am thankful.” But skeptics question the presidents’ starkly different pandemic responses, criticizing the human cost of the country’s factional rivalries. Scrambling to contain a vicious virus wave that inundated hospitals with intubated patients last summer, authorities urged Iranians to get one of the country’s five domestically produced shots instead of foreign alternatives. Coronavirus vaccination marks the nation’s first mass inoculation campaign outside of childhood illnesses since the 1979 Islamic Revolution that toppled the Western-backed shah.

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Iran returns donated vaccines because they were made in the U.S.
3 years, 1 month ago

Iran returns donated vaccines because they were made in the U.S.

LA Times  

Iran has returned 820,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines donated by Poland because they were manufactured in the United States, state TV reported Monday. TV quoted Mohammad Hashemi, an official in the country’s Health Ministry, as saying that Poland donated about a million doses of the British-Swedish AstraZeneca vaccine to Iran. Hashemi said “after coordination with the Polish ambassador to Iran, …

Iran is undergoing a mass vaccination campaign as omicron looms
3 years, 2 months ago

Iran is undergoing a mass vaccination campaign as omicron looms

NPR  

Iran is undergoing a mass vaccination campaign as omicron looms Enlarge this image toggle caption Vahid Salemi/AP Vahid Salemi/AP TEHRAN, Iran — As much of the world sees vaccination slowing and infections soaring with the spread of omicron, Iran has found a rare, if fleeting, respite from the anxiety and trauma of the pandemic. "A large number of people already …

COVID: Iran sees ‘red’ again as Omicron cases jump
3 years, 2 months ago

COVID: Iran sees ‘red’ again as Omicron cases jump

Al Jazeera  

Middle East’s worst affected country expands vaccination campaign with plans to include children aged nine to 12 in the nationwide drive. Iran, however, remains the country worst affected by the pandemic in the Middle East, having officially registered more than 132,000 deaths and 6.2 million cases – figures that health officials attest are likely much higher. “It’s our emphatic suggestion …

Iran announces first case of Omicron COVID variant
3 years, 3 months ago

Iran announces first case of Omicron COVID variant

Al Jazeera  

Health officials warn safety protocols must not be ignored following the detection of Omicron variant in a traveller who returned from UAE. Tehran, Iran – Iran’s health ministry has confirmed the first case of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in the country. But with the detection of the Omicron variant in the country, health officials also warned of severe consequences …

Iran imposes restrictions on unvaccinated in new COVID plan
3 years, 3 months ago

Iran imposes restrictions on unvaccinated in new COVID plan

Al Jazeera  

Iran announces a new COVID-19 plan that will limit some public spaces to those with a digital pass showing they have been fully vaccinated. Tehran, Iran – The Iranian government has launched a “smart protocols” plan that will impose some restrictions on those unvaccinated against COVID-19, as it aims for the country to learn to “co-exist” with the coronavirus. The …

President Ebrahim Raisi's government stalling on progress in Iran
3 years, 4 months ago

President Ebrahim Raisi's government stalling on progress in Iran

The Hindu  

Conservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi was inaugurated as Iran's sixth president in August, coming into office as an uncompromising hard-liner, in contrast to his predecessor, Hassan Rouhani. In several recent interviews, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has alluded to Iran's "decoupling" of its economy from the outcome of nuclear negotiations. "Raisi's government wants to turn focus eastward, even if this is not …

Iran eyes normalisation as COVID vaccination drive accelerates
3 years, 6 months ago

Iran eyes normalisation as COVID vaccination drive accelerates

Al Jazeera  

Coronavirus cases are declining across Iran, but the country is far from controlling the pandemic. Tehran, Iran – The rollouts of Iran’s vaccination campaign against COVID-19 has gathered significant pace, after months of public anger about slow imports, raising hopes of a relative return to normal life in the Middle East’s worst-hit country. Iran’s foreign ministry said on Sunday that …

Tehran thieves attack car, steal COVID-19 shots
3 years, 7 months ago

Tehran thieves attack car, steal COVID-19 shots

India TV News  

The police chief for Iran’s capital says a gang of thieves has robbed scores of COVID-19 vaccines after attacking a hired car carrying the doses, media reported. The robbery comes as Iran, with over 106,000 virus-related deaths, has the highest death toll in the Mideast but only 8% of its people are fully vaccinated. Tehran police chief Hossein Rahimi said …

The Latest: Iran reports new record for daily COVID deaths
3 years, 7 months ago

The Latest: Iran reports new record for daily COVID deaths

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Jesse Jackson wife Jacqueline, hospitalized for COVID — Hurricane …

Iran announces 6-day lockdown amid surge in COVID cases
3 years, 7 months ago

Iran announces 6-day lockdown amid surge in COVID cases

Al Jazeera  

Anger continues to mount over how the pandemic has been handled in Iran as vaccination efforts progress slowly. This is while earlier this month, Health Minister Saeed Namaki called for an urgent two-week lockdown enforced by the military to prevent a full collapse of the country’s strained health system. More than one million doses of COVIran Barekat, the country’s first …

Iran records highest number of daily COVID cases in pandemic
3 years, 7 months ago

Iran records highest number of daily COVID cases in pandemic

Associated Press  

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran on Monday reported more than 37,000 new coronavirus infections, the country’s single-day record so far in the pandemic, state media reported. State TV said health workers registered 37,189 new COVID-19 cases since Sunday — surpassing the previous daily record of 34,951 infections reported on Tuesday. Also on Monday, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ordered the government …

Iran’s health minister calls for lockdowns enforced by military
3 years, 7 months ago

Iran’s health minister calls for lockdowns enforced by military

Al Jazeera  

Tehran, Iran – Iran’s health minister has called for two weeks of lockdowns enforced by armed forces and law enforcement to curb the alarmingly fast rise of COVID-19 cases across the country. “Even though they are vaccinated, my co-workers are all becoming sick due to long bouts of sleeplessness and stress,” he said, also warning that the country’s health system …

Iran hits new COVID infection record for 2nd straight day
3 years, 8 months ago

Iran hits new COVID infection record for 2nd straight day

Associated Press  

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran recorded over 34,900 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, setting the nation’s single-day record for cases as vaccinations lag, public complacency deepens and the country’s outbreak spirals further out of control. The previous record of 31,814 infections had been set only a day earlier, providing a sense of how quickly Iran’s latest surge, fueled by the contagious …

Desperate for vaccines amid surge, Iranians flock to Armenia
3 years, 8 months ago

Desperate for vaccines amid surge, Iranians flock to Armenia

Associated Press  

YEREVAN, Armenia — In Iran, the urgency of getting vaccinated against COVID-19 is growing by the day. “I just want her to get the jab as soon as possible,” said Ahmad Reza Bagheri, a 23-year-old jeweler at a bus stop in Tehran, gesturing to his diabetic mother who he was joining on the winding 20-hour road trip to Armenia’s capital, …

Desperate for vaccines amid surge, Iranians flock to Armenia
3 years, 8 months ago

Desperate for vaccines amid surge, Iranians flock to Armenia

The Independent  

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Iran reimposes virus restrictions as delta variant spreads
3 years, 8 months ago

Iran reimposes virus restrictions as delta variant spreads

Associated Press  

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran announced Sunday it was reimposing coronavirus restrictions on major cities, as the spread of the highly contagious delta variant spurs fears of another devastating surge in the nation. Iran’s new restrictions are designed to slow the spread of the highly transmissible delta variant first detected in India, which on Saturday President Hassan Rouhani warned was driving …

Iran president warns of possible new wave of Covid cases
3 years, 8 months ago

Iran president warns of possible new wave of Covid cases

India TV News  

President Hassan Rouhani said Saturday that Iran may face another wave of coronavirus infections, as health officials warned of the spread of the more infectious delta variant of the virus. Rouhani, speaking at a national coronavirus task force meeting, urged people to postpone their summer travels and gatherings to prevent the “spread of the virus, particularly its Indian variant. Iranian …

Iran president warns of possible new wave of COVID cases
3 years, 8 months ago

Iran president warns of possible new wave of COVID cases

Associated Press  

TEHRAN, Iran — President Hassan Rouhani said Saturday that Iran may face another wave of coronavirus infections, as health officials warned of the spread of the more infectious delta variant of the virus. Rouhani, speaking at a national coronavirus task force meeting, urged people to postpone their summer travels and gatherings to prevent the “spread of the virus, particularly its …

Iran braces for fifth COVID wave as Delta variant spreads
3 years, 8 months ago

Iran braces for fifth COVID wave as Delta variant spreads

Al Jazeera  

As vaccination efforts continue to lag, fears grow of another major resurgence of coronavirus infections. Tehran, Iran – Iran is bracing for another wave of COVID-19 infections as the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus is spreading through the country’s southern and southeastern provinces. According to the latest update by the health ministry, 92 counties in roughly half of …

Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei receives local COVID vaccine
3 years, 9 months ago

Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei receives local COVID vaccine

Al Jazeera  

Human trials on the COVIran Barekat vaccine began in late December and about 24,000 volunteers have received jabs as part of a third phase of trials that recently concluded. Tehran, Iran – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Hosseini Khamenei has received a dose of the country’s first locally developed COVID-19 vaccine. Human trials on the COVIran Barekat vaccine began in late …

How COVID shaped preparations for Iran’s presidential elections
3 years, 9 months ago

How COVID shaped preparations for Iran’s presidential elections

Al Jazeera  

Coronavirus will not be the main reason behind the expected low turnout but it had a big effect on the lead-up to the polls. For Friday’s polls, Iran’s interior ministry has increased the number of voting booths across the country and ballots are to be placed in open-air spaces wherever possible to avoid overcrowding and boost voting. COVIran Barekat, the …

Sanctions-battered Iran faces worst coronavirus wave
3 years, 11 months ago

Sanctions-battered Iran faces worst coronavirus wave

Al Jazeera  

As Iran faces what looks like its worst wave of the coronavirus pandemic yet, Tehran commuters still pour into its subway system and buses each working day, even as images of the gasping ill are repeatedly shown on state television each night. Worst-hit Iran is now reporting its highest-ever new coronavirus case numbers — more than 25,000 a day. During …

Sanctions-battered Iran, weary of pandemic, faces worst wave
3 years, 11 months ago

Sanctions-battered Iran, weary of pandemic, faces worst wave

Associated Press  

TEHRAN, Iran — As Iran faces what looks like its worst wave of the coronavirus pandemic yet, Tehran commuters still pour into its subway system and buses each working day, even as images of the gasping ill are repeatedly shown on state television every night. “If I do, I can’t bring home bread for my wife and two kids.” Iran …

As global Covid-19 cases surge for seventh week, WHO calls for ‘reality check’
3 years, 11 months ago

As global Covid-19 cases surge for seventh week, WHO calls for ‘reality check’

CNN  

CNN — The World Health Organization has warned that the world needs a “reality check” on the state of the pandemic, as countries abandon restrictions despite four weeks of rising deaths and seven weeks of rising cases globally. Maria van Kerkhove, the WHO’s technical lead for coronavirus response, said 4.4 million Covid-19 infections had been recorded across the world last …

Iran imposes 10-day restrictions amid sharp rise in COVID cases
3 years, 11 months ago

Iran imposes 10-day restrictions amid sharp rise in COVID cases

Al Jazeera  

Authorities forced to impose partial shutdowns across the country as cases continue to rise after the Iranian new year holidays. Tehran, Iran – Authorities in Iran have been forced to impose fresh nationwide restrictions after lack of control over travels during the Persian new year holidays last month led to an explosive rise in COVID-19 cases. On Saturday, authorities reported …

Iran faces fourth COVID wave after Nowruz holidays
3 years, 11 months ago

Iran faces fourth COVID wave after Nowruz holidays

Al Jazeera  

Thousands travelled across the country despite testing positive as fines also fail to deter Iranians during the new year holidays. Tehran, Iran – Iran is facing a fourth major wave of COVID-19 infections shortly after millions travelled during the Persian new year holidays. Even as health officials said they opposed travels this year, people were officially allowed to visit hundreds …

Iran starts trial of new homegrown vaccine as campaign lags
4 years ago

Iran starts trial of new homegrown vaccine as campaign lags

Associated Press  

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s campaign to inoculate its population against the coronavirus and promote itself as an emerging vaccine manufacturer inched on as health authorities announced Tuesday that the country’s third homegrown vaccine has reached the phase of clinical trials. Although Iran, with a population of more than 80 million, has so far imported foreign vaccines from Russia, China, India …

Iran starts human trials of its third domestic COVID vaccine
4 years ago

Iran starts human trials of its third domestic COVID vaccine

Al Jazeera  

The latest vaccine comes as Iran has imported 1.2 million jabs to inoculate its 80 million population. Tehran, Iran – Iran has started human trials of Fakhravac, the third domestically developed COVID-19 vaccine, named after nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, who was assassinated in late November near Tehran in an attack Tehran blamed on its regional foe Israel. A day earlier, …

Iran receives China’s Sinopharm jabs as COVID deaths reach 60,000
4 years, 1 month ago

Iran receives China’s Sinopharm jabs as COVID deaths reach 60,000

Al Jazeera  

Iran will receive several million more doses of foreign vaccines while advancing work on promising local candidates. After Russia’s Sputnik V, the first doses of which were delivered earlier this month and used to inoculate front-line healthcare workers, the Sinopharm vaccine is the second foreign vaccine imported to Iran. As part of the vaccine’s first phase of human trials, 133 …

Iran: Results suggest primary COVID vaccine 90-percent effective
4 years, 1 month ago

Iran: Results suggest primary COVID vaccine 90-percent effective

Al Jazeera  

Iran says its first locally manufactured vaccine has exhibited better-than-expected results in preliminary testing. Tehran, Iran – Iran says its primary vaccine candidate against COVID-19 is 90-percent effective based on preliminary results. Mohamad Reza Salehi, who heads clinical trials for COVIran Barekat, told the government-funded Islamic Republic News Agency that immunogenicity tests on 35 of the volunteers who took part …

Iran starts COVID-19 vaccinations with Sputnik V
4 years, 1 month ago

Iran starts COVID-19 vaccinations with Sputnik V

Al Jazeera  

President Rouhani says he is ready to be vaccinated to show that any shot officially approved in Iran is trustworthy. Tehran, Iran – Iran has launched its vaccination programme against COVID-19 with Russia’s Sputnik V. By order of President Hassan Rouhani, front-line healthcare workers are the first to receive the vaccine on Tuesday. Last week, news that Iran approved Sputnik …

The Latest: China’s northeast outbreaks appear under control
4 years, 1 month ago

The Latest: China’s northeast outbreaks appear under control

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China appears to have stamped out its latest coronavirus outbreaks centered on the northeast, reporting no new cases of local infection in its latest daily report. ___ JOHANNESBURG — South Africa has suspended plans to inoculate its front-line health care workers with the AstraZeneca vaccine after a small clinical trial suggested that it isn’t effective in preventing mild …

Iran to start human trials on second local COVID vaccine
4 years, 1 month ago

Iran to start human trials on second local COVID vaccine

Al Jazeera  

Announcement comes on same day Iran’s first vaccine, COVIran Barekat, completed its first phase of human trials. Tehran, Iran – A second locally manufactured COVID-19 vaccine will soon begin human trials in Iran, officials announced. The news came on the same day that Iran’s first vaccine, COVIran Barekat, completed its first phase of human trials that saw the vaccine administered …

Purchase of Russia’s COVID vaccine sparks debate in Iran
4 years, 1 month ago

Purchase of Russia’s COVID vaccine sparks debate in Iran

Al Jazeera  

Public, health officials locked in a debate over Russian vaccine that is due to arrive in Iran on Thursday. Tehran, Iran – An announcement by Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif last week that Russia’s primary coronavirus vaccine candidate has become the first approved foreign vaccine in Iran sparked a fierce debate. Iran’s health minister Saeed Namaki said any claims …

Iran says local COVID-19 vaccine effective against UK variant
4 years, 2 months ago

Iran says local COVID-19 vaccine effective against UK variant

Al Jazeera  

COVIran Barekat jab shown to completely defuse the UK variant of coronavirus in its human trials, officials say. Tehran, Iran – Iranian health officials say the country’s top COVID-19 vaccine candidate has been shown to work on the variant of the coronavirus first discovered in the United Kingdom. Hassan Jalili, who oversees local vaccine production at Setad, a powerful state …

Iran approves Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine
4 years, 2 months ago

Iran approves Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine

Al Jazeera  

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Iran hopes to begin purchases and start joint production of the shot ‘in the near future’. Iran has approved Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine and plans to both import it and produce it, giving the Middle East’s worst-hit country a tool to fight the spread of COVID-19, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said. Message …

COVID-19 Will Be A Big Topic In Iran's Upcoming Elections
4 years, 2 months ago

COVID-19 Will Be A Big Topic In Iran's Upcoming Elections

NPR  

COVID-19 Will Be A Big Topic In Iran's Upcoming Elections Iranians are looking at the COVID-19 crisis in their country with more fatigue than fear these days, though they wonder how it will affect upcoming elections. PETER KENYON, BYLINE: When I spoke to her last August, Mitra, a farmer and gardener in northern Iran, said after initially downplaying the coronavirus, …

Iranians demand a COVID-19 vaccine, not politics, from their leaders
4 years, 2 months ago

Iranians demand a COVID-19 vaccine, not politics, from their leaders

LA Times  

In northern Iran, mourners attend the funeral last month of a woman who died from COVID-19. When Iran’s supreme leader banned U.S. and other Western-made COVID-19 vaccines this month, he did so even as his country’s pandemic death toll nears 60,000 and its total caseload surpasses 1.3 million, making it one of the Middle East’s worst-hit country and the 16th-most …

Khamenei bans import of COVID-19 vaccines from US, UK
4 years, 2 months ago

Khamenei bans import of COVID-19 vaccines from US, UK

India TV News  

Khamenei bans import of COVID-19 vaccines from US, UK The Supreme Leader also praised the Iranian Covid-19 vaccine now at the human trial stage as a "source of pride" for the country, and voiced hope that other vaccine projects will be developed and improved in the future in the country. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei announced in a televised …

Iran leader bans UK and US Covid vaccines because he doesn’t ‘trust’ them
4 years, 2 months ago

Iran leader bans UK and US Covid vaccines because he doesn’t ‘trust’ them

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In a televised address on Friday, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, …

Iran’s top leader bans corona vaccines from US, Britain
4 years, 2 months ago

Iran’s top leader bans corona vaccines from US, Britain

Associated Press  

TEHRAN, Iran — Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Friday banned Iran from importing of American Pfizer-BioNTech and Britain’s Astrazeneca Covid-19 vaccines, a reflection of mistrust toward the West. Khamenei’s statement reflects decades of tense relations between Iran and the West which have not abated in the waning days of President Donald Trump’s presidency. Khamenei also said the West should bring …

Iran bans COVID vaccines from UK, US
4 years, 2 months ago

Iran bans COVID vaccines from UK, US

Al Jazeera  

The supreme leader’s order scraps the plan to import 150,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine through philanthropists. ‘Doubts’ France The supreme leader also said he has “doubts” about France due to its infected blood scandal that began in the early 1990s. The supreme leader’s order led to a halt in Iranian Red Crescent Society’s plans to import 150,000 doses of …

Iran reports first case of coronavirus variant
4 years, 2 months ago

Iran reports first case of coronavirus variant

Al Jazeera  

The case was an Iranian arriving back to the country from the United Kingdom, Health Minister Saeed Namaki said on Tuesday. The case was an Iranian arriving back to the country from the UK, Health Minister Saeed Namaki said on Tuesday. The announcement came the day Iran’s health ministry reported the country, the hardest hit by the coronavirus in the …

Op-Ed: Lift U.S. sanctions that block Iran from buying COVID vaccines
4 years, 2 months ago

Op-Ed: Lift U.S. sanctions that block Iran from buying COVID vaccines

LA Times  

The Islamic Republic of Iran has been a recurring problem for every American administration since 1979. A COVID deal would help rebuild trust for future negotiations with Iran, as well as improve U.S. relations with the European Union, which have weakened in the Trump era. By issuing broad licenses to medical and pharmaceutical companies and manufacturers of COVID vaccines, the …

Iran begins first human trial of locally made virus vaccine
4 years, 3 months ago

Iran begins first human trial of locally made virus vaccine

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The first study of the …

COVIran Barekat: Iran launches human trials of its COVID vaccine
4 years, 3 months ago

COVIran Barekat: Iran launches human trials of its COVID vaccine

Al Jazeera  

The start of the trials comes as Iran managed to bring its COVID-19 fatalities down to a three-month low. Tehran, Iran – Iran has launched human trials of its coronavirus vaccine, and health officials are optimistic about tackling the pandemic in the Middle East’s hardest-hit country. “I’m happy, not just because I’m the first person, but because this scientific process …

Iran set to begin human trials of its COVID vaccine
4 years, 3 months ago

Iran set to begin human trials of its COVID vaccine

Al Jazeera  

Health ministry official says seven other Iranian vaccines expected to clear animal trials by late February. Tehran, Iran – Iran is due to start testing a domestically produced coronavirus vaccine on human subjects as the country continues to face difficulties in importing sufficient quantities of vaccines due to US sanctions. On Monday, a health ministry official said seven other Iranian …

Wars, instability pose vaccine challenges in poor nations
4 years, 3 months ago

Wars, instability pose vaccine challenges in poor nations

Associated Press  

DAR MANGI, Pakistan — Arifullah Khan had just administered another polio vaccine when the gunfire blasted from the nearby hills. There was so much gunfire it felt like an explosion,” he said, recalling details of the attack five years ago in Pakistan’s Bajaur tribal region near the Afghan border. The agency aims to transport 850 tons of COVID-19 vaccines a …

Wars, instability pose vaccine challenges in poor nations
4 years, 3 months ago

Wars, instability pose vaccine challenges in poor nations

The Hindu  

Arifullah Khan had just administered another polio vaccine when the gunfire blasted from the nearby hills. There was so much gunfire it felt like an explosion,” he said, recalling details of the attack five years ago in Pakistan’s Bajaur tribal region near the Afghan border. The agency aims to transport 850 tons of COVID-19 vaccines a month next year, double …

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