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Iran authorizes Sputnik Light, Johnson & Johnson vaccines
Sep 16, 2021 12:20The Iranian Food and Drug Organization gave emergency authorization to two single-dose foreign vaccines for COVID-19, namely Sputnik Light and Johnson & Johnson, an official said.
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COVID-19 deaths in Iran exceed 116,000
Sep 16, 2021 12:18The death toll from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran has surpassed 116,000, with over 450 more Iranians succumbing to the deadly disease in the last 24 hours, according to the Health Ministry.
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China's factories, retailers stumble on COVID-19 disruptions
Sep 16, 2021 05:53China’s factory and retail sectors faltered in August with output and sales growth hitting one-year lows as fresh coronavirus outbreaks and supply disruptions threatened the country’s impressive economic recovery.
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Contaminants found in Pfizer vaccine in Japan
Sep 15, 2021 15:02The local administrations in two locations near Tokyo and one in Osaka Prefecture said Tuesday that foreign substance were discovered in five unused vials of Pfizer Inc's COVID-19 vaccine.
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Some 3,000 new COVID cases hospitalized in Iran
Sep 15, 2021 10:50The number of coronavirus patients who have been admitted to the hospital across Iran over the past 24 hours stood at around 3,000, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday.
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Iran expands COVID vaccinations to cover people under 40
Sep 15, 2021 05:02Iranian health authorities have announced people under 40 years old can now be vaccinated against the coroanvirus as the country ramps up its nationwide inoculating program against the disease.
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Raeisi, Putin discuss promotion of Iran-Russia ties in all fields
Sep 14, 2021 18:17President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi says the Islamic Republic is determined to boost relations with Russia in all fields, including in the production of a joint vaccine to fight the deadly coronavirus pandemic.
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Zionist entity delivers 50,000 expired vaccine doses to Gaza
Sep 14, 2021 12:27The Gaza Health Ministry has held the illegal Zionist entity responsible for the expiry of 50,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine recently delivered to the besieged coastal enclave.
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COVID daily deaths falling in Iran
Sep 14, 2021 10:56The daily death toll from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran decreased again on Tuesday, standing at 408, according to the Health Ministry.
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WHO calls for halt to booster jabs amid 'shocking vaccine inequity'
Sep 14, 2021 10:52The World Health Organization (WHO) has denounced the “shocking inequity” in the global distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, urging the Western governments to put a halt to booster doses until at least the end of the year.