{"id":18880,"date":"2020-07-28T14:51:37","date_gmt":"2020-07-28T14:51:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/?p=18880"},"modified":"2020-07-28T14:51:37","modified_gmt":"2020-07-28T14:51:37","slug":"health-minister-says-has-good-news-on-irans-coronavirus-vaccine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/health-minister-says-has-good-news-on-irans-coronavirus-vaccine\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Minister Says Has Good News on Iran\u2019s Coronavirus Vaccine"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"single-news\">\n<h3 class=\"lead\">TEHRAN (Tasnim) \u2013 The Iranian minister of health said he has good news about a homegrown vaccine for the coronavirus disease, adding that Iran is catching up with advanced countries in vaccine production.<\/h3>\n<div class=\"story\" data-readmoretitle=\"Read more\">\n<p>In an address to a meeting at the Ministry of Health and Medical Education on Tuesday, Saeed Namaki said he has good news about the coronavirus vaccine being made in Iran.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t want to make delusional comments and don\u2019t want to say that the vaccine would be available to the public until autumn,\u201d the health minister said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, we can only say that we are not lagging behind many\u00a0in the world who claim to have produced the vaccine,\u201d Namaki added.<\/p>\n<p>Describing the production of the vaccine as a result of teamwork, the health minister said\u00a0Iranian experts should exchange their findings so that Iran would be among the first countries with tangible progress in making COVID-19 vaccine.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Namaki said a homegrown vaccine for the novel coronavirus has successfully passed the initial tests.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c(It has) passed the initial tests and (we) hope to reach promising stages,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The minister had also highlighted Iran\u2019s success in synthesizing the medicine for treatment of the coronavirus despite the pressure of cruel sanctions, saying two local pharmaceutical companies are going to supply hospitals across the country with Remdesivir.<\/p>\n<p>Head of the Food and Drug Administration of Iran said on Monday that Iranian-made Remdesivir, an antiviral medication for the treatment of coronavirus patients, would be put on the market within the next few days.<\/p>\n<div id=\"clearfix\" class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"short-link-div\" data-short_link=\"https:\/\/tn.ai\/2316221\"><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"visible-xs-block\">\n<section class=\"news-container news-box\">\n<header><span class=\"title\">Related news<\/span><\/header>\n<section class=\"content\">\n<article class=\"box-item\">\n<div class=\"col-xs-5 image-container vcenter \">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive center_position cursor_pointer\" src=\"https:\/\/newsmedia.tasnimnews.com\/Tasnim\/Uploaded\/Image\/1398\/01\/09\/1398010912251113417031942.jpg\" alt=\"Iran\u2019s COVID-19 Vaccine Passes Initial Tests: Health Minister\" width=\"170\" height=\"118\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-xs-7 text-container vcenter normal_weight\">\n<h5 class=\"title\">Iran\u2019s COVID-19 Vaccine Passes Initial Tests: Health Minister<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"box-item\">\n<div class=\"bulleted-item col-xs-12 text-container\">\n<h5 class=\"title\"><i class=\"fa fa-circle\"><\/i>\u00a0Russia\u2019s First COVID-19 Vaccine Ready, Deputy Defense Minister Says<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"comment-container\" data-url=\"\/en\/comment\/form\/2316221\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TEHRAN (Tasnim) \u2013 The Iranian minister of health said he has good news about a homegrown vaccine for the coronavirus disease, adding that Iran is catching up with advanced countries in vaccine production. 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