Iran to receive 150,000 Pfizer vaccines
Amid a controversy over Iran's ability to purchase the coronavirus vaccine, Tehran is set to receive 150,000 doses from US donors.
After controversy regarding Iran’s ability to purchase vaccine for the coronavirus, Iranian officials say the country is set to receive a batch of vaccine doses funded by unnamed US donors.
Karim Hemmati, head of Iran’s Red Crescent Society, said the country will import 150,000 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in "coordination with a group of benefactors in the US." He did not specify a timeline of when the vaccines will arrive but said Iran’s Health Ministry will be in charge. The controversy surrounding Iran’s inability to purchase the vaccine has been a major story domestically.
