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Iran to begin 2nd phase of human trial on homegrown coronavirus vaccine within next weeks

Tehran (ISNA) – Chairman of the Executive Office of the Order of Imam Khomeini, Mohammad Mokhber announced on Tuesday that the second phase of human trial on homegrown coronavirus vaccine named COV-Iran Barekat is set to begin within next weeks.

“Feedback of the first phase of Iranian coronavirus human trial was satisfactory and it has caused no side effect so far,” he told reporters.

“Two to three million doses of vaccines will be produced in Iran by the end of the current Iranian year,” Mokhber added.

He stated that the first phase of the human trial phase is about to finish.

“The vaccine will be available to the public next Iranian year,” Mokhber noted.

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Translated and edited by Sepideh Hashemi

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