The IRGC claim that it is close to a #COVID vaccine appears in line with the organization’s history of exaggerated boasts but in this case it can have terrible consequences for Iranians in the midst of one of the largest outbreaks in the world almon.co/3bya #IRGC Developing a safe, affordable and effective vaccination to a fast spreading virus like COVID-19 is a painstaking and highly complex process. For a vaccine to work, scientists first need to understand how the virus functions. A process that is ongoing in labs around the world.