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  Iran's vice president and two ministers stricken by coronavirus
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AuthorAl Jazeera
News DateWednesday, March 11, 2020 06:00:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionIran's senior vice president and two other cabinet members have the new coronavirus, the semiofficial Fars news agency reported.

The news report on Wednesday comes amid days of speculation about the health of Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri, who has not been seen in images of recent top-level meetings.

Fars said other sick officials are Ali Asghar Mounesan, minister of cultural heritage, handicrafts and tourism, and Reza Rahmani, minister of industry, mines and business.

There was no immediate report on official state media about the infections.

Iran is among the world nations hardest-hit by the virus.

The death toll in Iran from the new coronavirus climbed for another consecutive day, killing 62 more people in the past 24 hours as the government on Wednesday raised the nationwide death toll to 354.
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D:10409Tar Heel Conservative Dem ( 0.0000 points)
Sat, March 14, 2020 12:10:48 AM UTC0:00
I wonder if a vaccine is being made ?
 
I:6738IndyGeorgia ( 4590.4668 points)
Sat, March 14, 2020 12:41:28 AM UTC0:00
The list of politicians who have tested positive continues to grow, so here is Wikipedia's list: [Link]
 
D:1RP ( 5618.8218 points)
Sat, March 14, 2020 03:15:56 AM UTC0:00
Tar Heel Conservative Dem: I wonder if a vaccine is being made ?

I don't know why I answer you, but yes, the US is working on a vaccine. China has one, but says it hasn't been fully tested for safety so it's currently only available for emergencies. (Not sure how a vaccine would be effective in emergencies.) Several other countries are working on one as well. I wouldn't expect one to be widely available until late this year or early next year.
 
D:1989RBH ( 5686.1743 points)
Mon, March 16, 2020 07:16:31 AM UTC0:00
IndyGeorgia: The list of politicians who have tested positive continues to grow, so here is Wikipedia's list:

this being Wikipedia, there's already a debate about deleting that article.

Also, when it comes to vaccines and the such... I'd also think there's some people trying to figure out some sorts of antiviral treatments that could work in these situations.