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Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei receives a shot of COVIran Barekat, an Iranian-produced COVID-19 vaccine, in Tehran on Friday. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP hide caption
Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP
The Supreme Leader Got His COVID Shot But Iran's Vaccine Struggles Persist
June 23, 2021 • Despite Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's publicized shot with an Iranian-made vaccine, few citizens have been able to get inoculated in the country hardest hit by the coronavirus in the Middle East.
The Supreme Leader Got His COVID Shot But Iran's Vaccine Struggles Persist