Russian Sputnik V first vaccine to arrive in Iran
Iran has officially received its first batch of the COVID-19 vaccine from Russia.
Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine is the first vaccine to arrive in Iran, as the country warns that a fourth wave of coronavirus is imminent.
Head of the Iranian Health Ministry's public relations office Kianoush Jahanpour had announced the imminent arrival of the vaccines to Iranian media ahead of time. Iranian media outlets were on the scene at Imam Khomeini International Airport to cover the arrival of the boxes labeled “Sputnik V.” Health Ministry officials said yesterday that the first shipment would include 500,000 doses of the vaccine.
