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June 1, 2021
Iran s health officials said June 1 that a far-reaching coronavirus vaccination program will start in September. The statement was last in a series of unfulfilled promises with varying dates for a much-needed vaccination plan covering all members of the public.
According to the spokesman for Iran s National Coronavirus Task Force, Alireza Raisi, the public phase will kick off once several designated high-risk groups have received their two jabs. The program, he said, will continue until the end of 2021.
Iran s rollout began with frontline medical staff in all hospitals nationwide in February. Months on, the piecemeal program has reached senior citizens at the age of 70, with only 3.7 million Iranians of the entire population of 85 million having received their first jab.
2021-05-22 13:35:26 GMT2021-05-22 21:35:26(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
TEHRAN, May 22 (Xinhua) Iran reported on Saturday 8,005 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country s total infections to 2,823,887.
The pandemic has so far claimed 78,381 lives in Iran, up by 187 in the past 24 hours, the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education said in a written briefing published on its official website.
A total of 2,319,746 people have recovered from the disease or been discharged from hospitals across the country, while 4,945 remain in intensive care units, the ministry said.
The report adds that 18,810,335 tests have so far been carried out across the country.
By Saturday, 2,478,936 people have received coronavirus vaccines in the country, while 451,721 both doses.
TEHRAN, May 1 (Xinhua) Iran on Saturday reported 17,080 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country total infections to 2,516,157. The pandemic has so far claimed