Iran’s ambassador to Moscow says Tehran has signed a contract with Russia to purchase 60 million doses of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, RFE reports.
Kazem Jalali told the state-run IRNA news agency on April 15 that the deal with the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), which is responsible for marketing the vaccine abroad, would provide enough shots to fully vaccinate 30 million people.
Jalali said 60 million doses would be sent to Iran between June and December.
He added that so far two Iranian companies have signed a contract with Russia for the joint production of vaccines in Iran.
