Kazem Jalali made the remarks on Sunday, expressing hope that Iran and Russia will be able to complete their joint production of the COVID-19 vaccine in the next two months.
Russia delivered the first batch of its Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine to Iran on Thursday afternoon.
The Russian Sputnik V vaccines are said to be flown to Iran in three stages. According to the officials of the Iranian Ministry of Health, in the first step, 500,000 doses of Sputnik V vaccine will be imported into the country.
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