Iran has revealed its new home-grown vaccine against the new coronavirus, Noora, developed by Baqiatallah University of Medical Sciences.

Iran's Health Minister, Saeed Namaki and Commander in Chief of the Islamic Republic Guards Corps (IRGC) attended the ceremony to unveil the new coronavirus vaccine held in the capital Tehran on Sunday, June 27.

The recombinant vaccine produced by Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences to fight the Covid-19 pandemic was unveiled in a ceremony on Sunday.

The ceremony was held in the presence of the IRGC Commander-in-Chief, Major General Hossein Salami, as well as Iranian health officials including the Health Minister Saeed Namaki at Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences.

It is worth mentioning that the Noora vaccine has reached the stage of the clinical trial after 16 months of research work by Iranian scientists.