The authorities also say Iran’s Red Crescent Society has no plans to import Pfizer vaccines. Â
Iran has stepped up its vaccination drive in recent weeks using imported and domestically produced jabs and it’s inoculated more than half of its population.Â
The country has witnessed a downward trend in death, infections and hospitalizations as a result.Â
Officials say the worst of the fifth Covid peak is over in most of Iran. They also say the entire population will be vaccinated within a few months.