Barkat Pharmaceutical Group started constructing a factory for vaccine production on 17 December 2020[7] with the goal to build it in 3 months.[2] According to Execution of Imam Khomeini's Order (EIKO), under the direct control of the Supreme Leader of Iran, "production of the vaccine developed by one of its companies, Shifa Pharmed, could reach 12 million doses per month, six months after a successful trial ends".[17]