The health ministry announced that the ShafaPharmed pharmaeceutical company has developed the vaccine, identifying the main researcher as Minoo Mohraz.
The researcher is an infectious disease specialist, a member of the Scientific Committee of the National Coronavirus Task Force, and a seasoned physician with a long record of contribution to research activities in the field of infectious diseases.
Years ago, Mohraz conducted a study on an Iranian-made drug for AIDS, which later came to be known as IMOD. The drug was used as a complementary medicine in treating HIV-positive patients.