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First 3 volunteers receive second dose of Iranian COVID-19 vaccine
Jan 12, 2021 14:29Three Iranian volunteers have received the second dose of a domestically-developed Iranian vaccine for the COVID-19 disease, 14 days after receiving the first dose.
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Coronavirus cases in Iran exceed 1.29 million
Jan 11, 2021 11:55The total number of people infected with the coronavirus in Iran has surpassed 1,292,000, the Health Ministry said.
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Senior health official: Iran concerned UN, WHO biased in favor of inadequately-tested US technology
Jan 11, 2021 10:13A senior Iranian health official says the Islamic Republic is concerned that world bodies such as the United Nations and the World Health Organization are biased in favor of inadequately-tested US technology and this is why they are trying to pressure countries into using US vaccines whose effects and side effects have not been established in a scientific way yet.
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Republicans disputing election were concerned about family safety: Lawmaker
Jan 11, 2021 06:38The Republicans disputing the US 2020 presidential result were concerned about their families' safety, says a lawmaker.
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UK ramps up COVID vaccinations as it faces 'worst weeks' of pandemic
Jan 11, 2021 06:23Britain is ramping up its mass rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations as its top medical officer said the next few weeks of the pandemic will be the worst yet, with deaths and cases hitting record highs, putting the health service under huge pressure.
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Health minister hails Leader’s decision to ban purchase of US, UK vaccines
Jan 11, 2021 02:28Iran’s minister of health lauded Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei’s wise decision to forbid buying American and British vaccines for the coronavirus, providing scientific reasons for the ban.
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Coronavirus daily deaths drop to 7-month low in Iran
Jan 11, 2021 02:10The daily death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran has declined to the lowest rate in more than seven months, the Health Ministry said.
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Coronavirus infections on rise in blockaded Gaza Strip
Jan 10, 2021 13:08The number of infections has risen to over forty five thousand, mostly since August of last year. Hospitals in Gaza continue to run low on intensive care units and ventilators as well as medicines and equipment.
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Iranian vaccine prioritized as Western types come under cloud of suspicion
Jan 10, 2021 11:42More and more people are volunteering for Iran’s domestic vaccine for COVID-19 after Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei disallowed imports of Western vaccines over side effect concerns.
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Police make arrests in South London anti-lockdown protest
Jan 10, 2021 04:46With strong indications that the latest lockdown in England is set to the toughest and longest yet, more and more people are risking fines and even arrest by openly protesting against the new measures.