1st Private Sector Shipment of Covid-19 Vaccines Arrives

The first batch of Covid-19 vaccines imported by the Iranian private sector arrived from Russia on July 28.  
According to Nasser Riahi, chairman of Iranian Pharmaceutical Importers Association, the shipment includes 320,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, which is the first batch of a larger order placed by the private sector. 
“Nearly 380,000 doses will arrive next week and by August 22, one million doses of the vaccines under this contract will be imported,” he was quoted as saying by ISNA.