Iranian Official: Around 8mln Doses of Domestic Vaccine Produced

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News ID: 52617
Iran » Iran
Publish Date: 18:15 - 10 August 2021
Tuesday, 10 August 2021 (YJC)_ Chairman of the Board of Directors of Barekat Pharmaceutical Group announced that nearly 8mln doses of the home-made coronavirus vaccine has been produced by the country.

Iranian Official: Around 8mln Doses of Domestic Vaccine ProducedChairman of the Board of Directors of Barekat Pharmaceutical Group Hamidreza Jamshidi announced that nearly 8mln doses of the domestic coronavirus vaccine, COV-Iran Barekat, has been produced by the Headquarters for the Execution of Imam Khomeini's Order (HEIKO).

“The first production line produces between 3.5 and 4 million doses per month,’ he said while also announcing that 2.2mln doses have so far been delivered to the health ministry.

He continued to say the headquarter have produced another 5.5 to 6 million doses as well and added that “Our second line has a production capacity between 6 to 8 million doses, of which 100% of the equipment is ready and installed.”

Jamshidi also said that the country hopes this line will be launched soon to produce around 12 million doses of coronavirus vaccine to meet a major part of the country's needs and explained “The third line of Barekat factory has a capacity of producing 16 to 20mln doses of vaccine and its equipment is 100% ready.”

Elsewhere in his remarks he referred to the essays related to different phases of tests on COV-Iran Barekat vaccine and said “They will be released in renowned scientific magazines in the next few days.”

Previously, Iranian Health Minister Saeed Namaki had said that the HEIKO will provide the health ministry with 1.2mln doses of the domestic coronavirus vaccine every week.

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