Ayatollah Khamenei administered first dose of the Iranian vaccine CovIran Barekat

Ayatollah Khamenei administered first dose of the Iranian vaccine CovIran Barekat today (Friday).

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has received his first dose of anti coronavirus vaccine which Iranian scientists produced inside the country.

Ayatollah Khamenei administered first dose of the Iranian vaccine

On Friday morning, Ayatollah Khamenei received his first dose of the CovIran Barekat vaccine.

The country’s Health Ministry approved it for emergency mass application earlier this month.

After receiving the vaccine, the Leader thanked all those involved in the development of the homegrown vaccine.

The Headquarters for the Execution of Imam Khomeini’s Order, a charitable organization led production of the vaccine as part of a project. Mohammad Mokhber heads the organization.

Ayatollah Khamenei thanked Mokhber and his colleagues as well as Health Minister Saeed Namaki and all of the country’s health workers.

He thanked them for fighting against the deadly COVID-19 virus for more than a year.

“We must respect the Iranian vaccine”

Furthermore, he said that he did not want to use non-Iranian vaccines, so he waited for the Iranian vaccine. Because we should respect this national honor. ‘

He said as long as there is a possibility of prevention and treatment inside the country, why shouldn’t we use it?”

However, he made clear that of course, when needed, the use of foreign vaccines along with Iranian vaccines not a problem.

But he added that we must respect the Iranian vaccine and thank all the young scientists who worked hard and actively in the production of this vaccine as well as other centers that are developing vaccines in the country.

Ayatollah Khamenei received the vaccine two days after his official website announced that he would receive the CovIran Barekat vaccine within days.

Khamenei.ir carried the report on Wednesday, citing Dr. Alireza Marandi, president of the Academy of Medical Sciences of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

GTV