FAKHRAVAC
A vial of FakhraVac | |
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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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| COVID-19 pandemic |
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FAKHRAVAC (Persian: واکسن فخرا) is a COVID-19 vaccine developed in Iran by the Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research, a subsidiary of Iran's Ministry of Defense. It is the third Iranian COVID-19 vaccine reaching clinical trials. It is currently in phase III. It received emergency use authorization in Iran on 9 September 2021.
The vaccine is named after the Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. According to the Iranian authorities, he was working on a vaccine in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran. Fakhrizadeh was assassinated in November 2020 in an attack Iran and US intelligence attributed to Israel.