Iran-Cuba Vaccine 91.2% Effective against Covid-19 Variants

Head of the Pasteur Institute of Iran says the vaccine manufactured jointly by Iran and Cuba is the only vaccine that can fight several variants of Covid-19 highly effectively. Head of Iran's Pasteur Institute Alireza Biglari made the remarks on Sunday in Tehran during a press conference alongside a visiting head of Cuba's Finlay Institute of Vaccines in Tehran on Sunday.  Biglari pointed out that Californian and South African variants of Covid-19 are the worst variants that are hardest to be treated by most vaccines currently available in the world while saying, "Fortunately this vaccine [co-produced by Iran and Cuba] is 91.2% effective against these variants and can easily confront them." The Iranian medical official added that the tests had shown that people who had been injected with the Iran-Cuba vaccine were protected 100% against the most severe and fatal cases of the disease. He further said that the studies showed that the vaccine produced by their institute was useful for young people under the age of 18.

The joint vaccine of Iran and Cuba can be considered as one of the most successful vaccines in the world, the Iranian Health Minister said. Referring to his meeting with Vicente Veréz Bencomo, director-general of the Finlay Institute of Vaccines, the Iranian Health Minister said, "In this meeting, we exchanged viewpoints over the joint vaccine produced by the Cuban Finlay Institute and the Pasteur Institute of Iran." The joint vaccine of Iran and Cuba can be considered as one of the most successful vaccines in the world, Saeed Namaki said. Namaki also said that fortunately, after a long hiatus by those who were supposed to give us the vaccine, the vaccination process in the country is progressing rapidly. "We have taken comprehensive measures in the field of vaccines, concluded contracts, and significantly pursued domestic vaccine production", he said and added, "Although sometimes it faced ups and downs, fortunately, the home-made vaccine showed good results and effects." - Mehr