Iran starts Covid-19 vaccination campaign

Last updated on: 09 February,2021 12:35 pm

Iran starts Covid-19 vaccination campaign: state TV

TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran began its vaccination campaign against Covid-19 on Tuesday to fight the Middle East s deadliest outbreak of the illness, images broadcast by state television showed.

"We begin our national vaccination against the Covid-19 virus... (in) memory of the martyrdom of health workers," Iran s President Hassan Rouhani said at a ceremony at a Tehran hospital.