Riigi tervishoiusüsteem on kokkuvarisemise äärel ja paljud arstid ning õed on haigestunud ka kahe doosi järel. Jaanuaris otsustas Iraani kõrgem juht, et boikoteerib lääne vaktsiine.
Iran is under assault from the most cataclysmic wave yet of the coronavirus, according to interviews with physicians and health workers, social media postings from angry citizens, and even some unusually frank reporting in state media outlets. The aggressive delta variant has led to record numbers of deaths and infections, and appears to be overwhelming the health system of a country that has been reeling from the coronavirus since the pandemic began.