Iran's supreme leader receives second vaccine dose

The vast majority of Iranians has still not been vaccinated against COVID-19 as the virus continues to spread.
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A mask-clad man walks across a bridge under a banner showing Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei receiving a vaccine against the coronavirus in the capital Tehran, July 3, 2021. - ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images
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The supreme leader of Iran received his second COVID-19 vaccine dose on Friday.

Ayatollah Ali Khameini was vaccinated with the domestically produced COVIran Barekat. He received his first dose on June 25, according to the official Islamic Republic News Agency.

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