Iran set to roll out homegrown coronavirus vaccine next week Iran set to roll out homegrown coronavirus vaccine next week Having recovered from 4th wave of COVID-19 with drop in new cases, fatalities, Iran has been slow in its vaccination drive 2021-05-31 18:12:24 TEHRAN, Iran Iran is set to roll out its first indigenously developed vaccine for coronavirus, COV-Iran Barakat, next week after the third and final clinical trial. Soberana-02 vaccine, jointly developed by Iran and Cuba, has also completed its third clinical trial and is ready for industrial line production. Health Minister Saeed Namaki on Monday announced that the two homegrown vaccines were being mass-produced and would be administered to people starting next week.