On Saturday, President of Iran, Hassan Rouhani, declared that Foreign companies will not be allowed to test Covid-19 vaccines on the Iranian people. The announcement comes a day after Iran’s Supreme Leader banned vaccine imports from the United States and the UK.
“Foreign companies wanted to give us vaccines so they would be tested on the Iranian people. But the health ministry prevented it,” Rouhani said in televised remarks.
“Our people will not be a testing device for vaccine manufacturing companies,” he added.
President Hassan Rouhani did not name the companies of which the vaccines were banned neither gave any further details on his announcement.
On Friday, the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s highest authority, said that the US and UK were “untrustworthy” and possibly sought to spread the infection to other countries. After banning vaccine imports from the United States and the UK, the Supreme Leader has said that Iran could obtain vaccines from other reliable places.
Iran has also launched human trials of its first domestic Covid-19 vaccine candidate late last month.
“Foreign companies wanted to give us vaccines so they would be tested on the Iranian people. But the health ministry prevented it,” Rouhani said in televised remarks.
“Our people will not be a testing device for vaccine manufacturing companies,” he added.
President Hassan Rouhani did not name the companies of which the vaccines were banned neither gave any further details on his announcement.
On Friday, the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s highest authority, said that the US and UK were “untrustworthy” and possibly sought to spread the infection to other countries. After banning vaccine imports from the United States and the UK, the Supreme Leader has said that Iran could obtain vaccines from other reliable places.
Iran has also launched human trials of its first domestic Covid-19 vaccine candidate late last month.
