Iran starts inoculating its teenagers to curb COVID-19
Yusef Jalali
Press TV, Tehran
Mohammad Sadra is the grandson of Iran’s health minister, Bahram Einollahi. He received a Sinopharm shot with the presence of the health minister and local media outlets to encourage Iranian families to vaccinate their children with peace of mind.
Iran has so far administered more than 58 million doses of COVID vaccines. This means 68-percent of Iran’s population has received at least one shot. This number was less than 10 percent around two months ago when President Ebrahim Raeisi took over power from his predecessor.
Iran managed to accelerate the inoculation campaign by speeding up imports of foreign-made jabs as well as supporting local vaccine developers.
Based on the international health guidelines, minus-18 age groups should receive a single dose of COVID vaccines. The Iranian health minister said the country has taken the same approach and will administer one shot to its adolescents. He said once this phase is over, the Health Ministry will start vaccinating students between 7 and 12 years old.
While Iran lagged behind in the national vaccination program, it has managed to be among the first to inoculate its teenage population. If all goes as planned, students can go back to school in less than two months.
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