Individuals over 65 to be allowed register for Covid-19 vaccination starting March 25
Georgia has reported 170 new cases of coronavirus, 396 recoveries and 10 deaths in the past 24 hours. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Starting March 25, people over 65 years of age will be allowed to register for the Covid-19 vaccination in Georgia, announces Georgian Health Minister Ekaterine Tikaradze.
Until then the website booking.moh.gov.ge is open to medical workers.
Vaccination will take place only in clinics with intensive care units (ICUs) in Georgia.
Georgia received the first 43,200 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine on March 13, while the Vaccination of health workers started on March 15 throughout the country.
Georgia has reported 170 new cases of coronavirus, 396 recoveries and 10 deaths in the past 24 hours.
3,818 health workers have been innoculated against Covid-19 in Georgia so far with the AstraZeneca vaccine.
Georgian Health Minister Ekaterine Tikaradze has announced that she will receive the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine live on TV to contribute to a campaign about raising awareness about the importance of inoculation.
Following the death of 27-year-old Georgian nurse Megi Bakradze earlier today after she received the AstraZeneca vaccine on March 18 and went into anaphylactic shock, Georgian health officials have decided that vaccination will continue only in clinics with intensive care units (ICUs).
A 27-year-old Georgian nurse Megi Bakradze who went into anaphylactic shock after receiving the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine yesterday has died earlier today at first University Clinic of Tbilisi State Medical University.
A total of 29,500 doses of Pfizer vaccine will arrive in Georgia and citizens eligible to be vaccinated at this point will be able to choose which one to take against the coronavirus, announces Georgian Health Minister Ekaterine Tsikaradze.
Georgian Health Minister Ekaterine Tikartadze received the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine live on TV earlier today.
As Georgia begins to roll out its vaccination plan, the public remains skeptical; only 35% would choose to receive a vaccine if given the option right now, while 53% said they would not, reads poll results released today by the National Democratic Institute (NDI or the Institute) and CRRC Georgia.
Georgia will likely receive Chinese coronavirus vaccines Sinopharm next month, announces deputy Health Minister of Georgia Tamar Gabunia. She said that in addition, negotiations are underway to receive additional doses of the AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines.