Sunday, 15 August 2021 (YJC)_ Iranian President said the country is going to import 30mln doses of COVID-19 vaccine.
In his remarks addressing a meeting of the national coronavirus campaign headquarters in Tehran Iranian President Seyed Ebrahim Raisi stressed the necessity for providing millions more jabs to give immunity to the society and announced that the country is going to import 30mln doses of COVID-19 vaccine.
“In order to control the improper situation of coronavirus outbreak in the country, experts believe that 60mln more doses of vaccine should be provided,” Raisi said.
He went on to put emphasis on the importance of more serious measures to respect the health and hygiene protocols and set an ultimatum for the government to drastically change its methods of fighting the coronavirus epidemic.
“Iran has to come up with an extensive plan for mobilizing volunteer forces to fight the rapid spread of the disease,” he said while addressing members of the national coronavirus campaign headquarters.
“The universal plan for overhaul in methods of fighting the coronavirus will be compiled in a special committee using the experiences of the past one and half years of the country,” Raisi said while adding that “The plan would include clear action guidelines on hygiene protocols, vaccine production and delivery as well as on government support for health staff and businesses affected by the virus.
Finally, he said that his administration will continue to support domestic vaccine production while adding that “Iran will import 30mln doses of COVID-19 vaccine.”