Omicron is sending daily infections in parts of the United States soaring to levels higher than the pandemic peak of early 2021.

The US government has over-counted the number of Americans partly vaccinated against the coronavirus, raising fears that millions more remain unprotected as the pandemic surges.

Iran’s VP Mokhber says the country is fully ready to roll out coronavirus booster vaccines.

Surging demand for COVID-19 tests from US employers has exacerbated a nationwide shortage of rapid tests in recent weeks and is driving up costs for state and local testing programs, according to industry executives and state officials.

Iran is to dispatch health workers door-to-door to catch up on missed COVID vaccinations.

Iran’s COVID vaccination campaign now covers people under 40 years old.

Iran will import 10 million coronavirus vaccines to inoculate students aged 12 and above.