Georgia to receive 1 mln doses of Sinopharm, Sinovac Covid-19 vaccines by the end of the week
Georgia is currently using Sinovac, Sinopharm, AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines for certain groups of individuals. Photo: The Ministry of Health of Adjara.
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Georgia will receive one million doses of Sinopharm and Sinovac Covid-19 vaccines by the end of the week, Georgian Health Minister Ekaterine Tikaradze has stated earlier today.
Tikaradze said the Pfizer vaccine will also soon be imported into the country, but she did not name an exact date due to a non-disclosure agreement.
Based on negotiations with the manufacturer of the Pfizer vaccine, which includes a non-disclosure agreement, we [the Georgian government] don’t have the right to name these details”, Tikaradze noted.
Minister Tikaradze also said the ministry already knows for sure when Georgia will receive a million doses of Pfizer vaccine, which will be gradually available to Georgian citizens.
Georgia started coronavirus vaccination in mid-March when the country received 43,200 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines.
The country is currently using Sinovac, Sinopharm, AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines for certain groups of individuals.
Registration for vaccination is available on booking.moh.gov.ge.
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