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Consecutive Waves of COVID-19 in Iran: Various Dimensions and Probable Causes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 February 2022

Mohammad Heidari Open the ORCID record for Mohammad Heidari [Opens in a new window] ,
Nasrin Sayfouri Open the ORCID record for Nasrin Sayfouri [Opens in a new window]  and
Hamid Jafari
Mohammad Heidari
Affiliation:
Health in Emergency and Disaster, Community-Oriented Nursing Midwifery Research Center, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran
Nasrin Sayfouri
Affiliation:
School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Hamid Jafari*
Affiliation:
Health in Emergency and Disaster, Sirjan School of Medical Sciences, Sirjan, Iran
*
Corresponding author: Hamid Jafari, E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Objective:

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has somehow affected the lives of 80% of the world’s population. Iran has also experienced numerous outbreaks of this disease. The fifth wave having occurred in August 2021 was one of the most agonizing incidences of the pandemic in the country.

Method:

We reviewed all of publications and govermental statistics about COVID-19 pandemic In Iran between 2019 to 2021.

Results:

The current study discusses the possible dimensions and causes of successive waves of COVID-19 in Iran, namely, the consequences of a significant delay in vaccination administration in due time, the collective overwhelming fallacy toward immunization, the polypharmacy controversy, inadequate community-based participation in risk reduction, and noticeable decrease in the public’s resilience.

Conclusion:

A variety of strategies have been recommended in the article to modify the principal challenges in order to help control the pandemic in the country.

Keywords

COVID-19immunizationIranpandemicvaccination
Type
Brief Report
Information
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 17 , 2023 , e136
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc

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