Iran, despite sanctions, has routes to coronavirus vaccines
After earlier downplaying the virus, Iran has since acknowledged the scope of the disaster it faces after 1.1 million reported cases and over 52,000 deaths.
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People wear protective face masks to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus in downtown Tehran, Iran. (Photo | AP) By Associated Press
DUBAI: Although Iran faces crushing U.S. sanctions, there are still ways for Tehran to obtain coronavirus vaccines as the country suffers the Mideast s worst outbreak of the pandemic.
After earlier downplaying the virus, Iran has since acknowledged the scope of the disaster it faces after 1.1 million reported cases and over 52,000 deaths. Getting vaccines into the arms of its people would be a major step in stemming the crisis.
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Volunteers and relatives wearing protective clothing and masks lower the body of a man who died from COVID-19 into a grave at a cemetery in the outskirts of the city of Ghaemshahr, in northern Iran, Dec. 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) Although Iran faces crushing US sanctions, there are still ways for Tehran to obtain coronavirus vaccines as the country suffers the Mideast’s worst outbreak of the pandemic.
After earlier downplaying the virus, Iran has since acknowledged the scope of the disaster it faces after 1.1 million reported cases and over 52,000 deaths.
Getting vaccines into the arms of its people would be a major step in stemming the crisis.