Iran to start producing influenza vaccine
Iran will start manufacturing the influenza vaccine, starting
from next year (starts on March 21), ISNA news agency reported.
The influenza vaccination, also known as a flu shot, is an annual
vaccination using a vaccine specific for a given year to protect
against the highly variable influenza virus.
Head of Food and Drug Organization under Iran's Ministry of Health
and Medical Education, Mohammad Qeysarzadeh said that Iran
currently collaborates with a foreign company that is preparing the
necessary infrastructure for manufacturing the vaccine.
"The influenza vaccine costs a lot, so for Iran it would be more
beneficial to manufacture it domestically, rather than importing
it," Qeysarzadeh said.
He added that Iran currently is able to cover about 60 percent of
various vaccines that the country needs, such as vaccines from
poliomyelitis, diphtheria, whooping cough, and tetanus.
Due to imposed sanctions on Iran, the country experiences lack and
shortages of drugs and medicines, although the restrictions do not
target food and drug imports.
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