Iran Says Will Begin COVID-19 Vaccine Human Test Soon

By Staff, Agencies

Iranian Health Minister Saeed Namaki said a home-developed vaccine for the coronavirus infection will undergo human tests within the next couple of weeks.

In comments on the sidelines of the virtual 67th session of the World Health Organization’s Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean, Namaki said Iran has made good progress in developing the coronavirus vaccine, which has been tested on monkeys.

He also noted that the Iranian vaccine will undergo human tests within the next two or three weeks.

All of Iran’s activities in making vaccine meet the international standards and are in accordance with the WHO protocols and Iran Food and Drug Administration [IFDA] regulations, he emphasized.

Seven research groups are working on the coronavirus vaccine in Iran, Namaki added.

On Sunday, the Iranian minister said he has good news about the Iranian vaccine for COVID-19, noting that the news of the breakthrough that Iran has made in making the vaccine will be announced to the world as a major national achievement.