People in Iran don't know anything about vodka but they found out that drinking methanol is a sure cure for the virus.
METHANOL DEATHSsome info about vodka/wine/beer :
https://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/03/...rold-liquor-habit-is-tough-to-break.htmlBefore the revolution of 1979, about a dozen Iranian factories produced beer, vodka and wine. The Iranian grape is so good for making spicy wine that the Australian shiraz, better known as syrah elsewhere, is made from the same grape that grows in Iran's southern city of Shiraz.