Import of 100m Doses of Covid-19 Vaccines by Yearend: Official

One hundred million doses of Covid-19 vaccines will be imported by the end of 2021 as per contracts signed with international manufacturers, Nasser Riahi, the chairman of Iranian Pharmaceutical Importers Association, told IRNA on Sunday. 
More than 28 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines have been imported so far, according to the technical deputy of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration.
“The imported shipments include 22.35 million doses of Sinopharm China in 23 shipments, 2.91 million doses of AstraZeneca from Japan in three shipments, 1.45 million doses of COVAX from Italy in a single shipment, 1.04 million doses of Sputnik V from Russia in the form of 11 shipments, 700,800 doses of COVAX from South Korea, 315,000 doses of AstraZeneca from Russia in a single shipment and 125,000 doses of Bharat [COVAXIN] from India in a single shipment. In total, imports stand at 28.89 million doses in the form of 41 shipments till date,” Mehrdad Jamal Orounaqi was also quoted as saying by IRIB News on Aug. 26.