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| Target | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Vaccine type | Inactivated |
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| Other names | Fakhra, MIVAC |
| Routes of administration | Intramuscular |
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FAKHRAVAC (Persian: واکسن فخرا) is a COVID-19 vaccine developed in Iran by the Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research,[1] a subsidiary of Iran's Ministry of Defense. It is the third Iranian COVID-19 vaccine reaching clinical trials.[1][2][3] It is currently in phase III.[4][5] It received emergency use authorization in Iran on 9 September 2021.[4]
The vaccine is named after the Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.[1] According to the Iranian authorities, he was working on a vaccine in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran.[1][6] Fakhrizadeh was assassinated in November 2020 in an attack Iran and US intelligence attributed to Israel.[1][7]
- ^ a b c d e Motamedi M (16 March 2021). "Iran starts human trials of its third domestic COVID vaccine". Al Jazeera.
- ^ "Phase 1, safety, immunogenicity and dose finding for two strengths of 0.5 × 10^6 and 2.5 × 10^6 (TCID50) inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine FAKHRAVAC (MIVAC) injected in two schedules of two doses, 2 and 3 weeks apart in healthy adults aged 18-55 years: a randomized, double blind, placebo controlled, clinical trial". en.irct.ir. Iran Registry of Clinical Trials. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Phase 2 trial of safety and immunogenicity of 10 micro gram inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine (FAKHRAVAC), two doses two weeks apart in adults aged 18-70 years: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, clinical trial". en.irct.ir. Iran Registry of Clinical Trials. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Iran Authorizes Emergency Use of Third Homegrown Vaccine - Defense news". Tasnim News Agency. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:3was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Research center run by Fakhrizadeh produced first COVID-19 test kits for Iranians: Defense minister". Pars Today. 28 November 2020. Archived from the original on 5 December 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ The Assassination of Fakhrizadeh: Considerations and Consequences