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's the third Iranian COVID-19 vaccine reaching clinical trials.[1][2][3] It's currently in phase III.[4][5] It has 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]
On August 2021, production capacity of the vaccine is reported to be 1 million dose per month and is planned to be "multiplied in a few months ".[4] In October 2021, the production has reported to be stopped amid Iran's growing vaccine imports.[8]
See also: List of COVID-19 vaccine authorizations § FAKHRAVAC
FAKHRAVAC received emergency use authorization in Iran on 9 September 2021.[4] In October 2021, Iran's Food and Drug Administration was considering giving full authorization to the vaccine for third/booster dose.[8]
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