More than 125,000 Iranians died, and the country was repeatedly plunged into draconian lockdowns in an attempt to curb the outbreak. On top of drought, violence and repression, COVID-19 turned 2021 into another grim year for the Iranian people. (AFP/Iranian Presidency)She said that the crisis in the country was made worse by decisions at the highest level of government. “Although Iran launched its COVID-19 vaccination program in February, less than 6 percent of the population had been vaccinated by August 2021. While Khamenei later backtracked on that decision and allowed the import of foreign vaccines, the damage was already done.

Source: Libya Today December 21, 2021 20:21 UTC