Georgia receives 5,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine gifted by Austria
The vaccines were transported to Georgia by Georgian Airways. Photo: Ketevan Tsikhelashvili.
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Georgia has received 5,000 doses of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines gifted by Austria earlier today.
Georgia started vaccination in mid-March after it received 43,200 doses of AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine.
Happy to inform that 5000 doses of #AstraZeneca vaccines handed by #Austria safely landed in #Tbilisi, Georgia???? Austria demonstrated true friendship and solidarity! Many thanks to Austrian counterparts @MFA_Austria every person involved! Much appreciated! ???????????????????? pic.twitter.com/y5Vo30oF9M
— Keti Tsikhelashvili (@TsikhelashviliK) July 4, 2021
Georgia received one million doses of Chinese Sinopharm and Sinovac Covid-19 vaccines earlier this month and the mass vaccination in the country should have begun starting July 5.
However, due to the cyber attack on the registration webpage, the process has been postponed.
Deputy Health Minister Tamar Gabunia stated earlier today that the problem has been resolved and the registration for the Chinese vaccines began earlier today on booking.moh.gov.ge.
She said that 20,000 individuals have already registered for Sinopharm vaccines in the morning.
Georgia is expecting Pfizer vaccines next month.
267,727 have received coronavirus vaccines in Georgia so far.
Georgia has reported 1,026 new cases of Covid-19 after conducting a total of 33,002 tests over the last 24 hours. Out of the 1,026 new cases 633 were reported in Tbilisi.
Georgian citizens eligible for Sinopharm vaccination cannot register as the Ministry of Health vaccine registration page, booking.moh.gov.ge, has been shut down following a cyber attack.
One million doses of Chinese Sinopharm and Sinovac Covid-19 vaccines have arrived in Georgia and the country is starting mass vaccination on July 5, announces Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili. In addition, Garibashvili announced that one million doses of Pfizer vaccine will be gradually introduced in the country starting July.
Over 25 individuals registered for vaccination on June 21 were not able to receive the vaccine at the Republic hospital, Infectious Disease hospital and Khechinashvili hospitals due to certain logistic issues.
Georgia has reported 1,407 new cases of coronavirus, 591 recoveries and 10 deaths in the past 24 hours. In total, 25,606 tests have been conducted around the country of which 15,693 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 9,913 were PCR tests. Since February 26, 2020 Georgia has had 371,293 cases of coronavirus, 355,718 recoveries and 5,383 deaths.
Georgia has reported 1,392 new cases of coronavirus, 531 recoveries and 11 deaths in the past 24 hours. In total, 38,136 tests have been conducted around the country of which 17,650 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 20,486 were PCR tests.
Georgia has reported 1,043 new cases of coronavirus, 841 recoveries and 20 deaths in the past 24 hours. In total, 31,229 tests have been conducted around the country of which 14,057 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 17,172 were PCR tests. Since February 26, 2020 Georgia has had 373,728 cases of coronavirus, 357,090 recoveries and 5,415 deaths.
In total, 111,589 people (or 3% of total population) are fully vaccinated and 283,631 people (or 7.6% of total population) have received one dose of Covid-19 vaccine in Georgia as of July 8, announces Georgia's National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
The importance of Austria's support for Georgia on the latter’s European and Euro-Atlantic integration path, and a further deepening of the partnership between the two states were discussed by Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Karl Nehammer, the Austrian Chancellor, in a call on Friday.