After controversy regarding Iran’s ability to purchase vaccine for the coronavirus, Iranian officials say the country is set to receive a batch of vaccine doses funded by unnamed US donors.
Karim Hemmati, head of Iran’s Red Crescent Society, said the country will import 150,000 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in "coordination with a group of benefactors in the US." He did not specify a timeline of when the vaccines will arrive but said Iran’s Health Ministry will be in charge. The controversy surrounding Iran’s inability to purchase the vaccine has been a major story domestically.
