Georgia to wait for studies, consult with partners as Russia approves 1st coronavirus vaccine
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Georgia will wait for studies and communicate with partner organisations as Russia has registered the first coronavirus vaccine for use, claiming that the vaccine ‘gives sustainable immunity’ and is safe.
Georgian Health Minister Ekaterine Tikaradze says that Georgia will make a decision regarding the vaccine if its validity is approved internationally.
It is important for the validity of any medicine or a vaccine to be backed by mandatory trials. We will wait for the results of trials and make a decision after consulting with our partner organisations,” Tikaradze said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated that his daughter has already been given the vaccine which was approved less than two months after small scale human tests.
Experts around the world have raised concerns about the speed of Russia's work, suggesting that researchers may have cut corners.
The World Health Organization (WHO) urged Russia last week to follow international guidelines for producing a vaccine against Covid-19.
America's leading infectious diseases expert Dr Anthony Fauci expressed doubts over the validity of the vaccine.
Georgian PrimeMinister Giorgi Gakharia has dismissed media reports that the government has plans to impose coronavirus restrictions in Kazbegi municipality of eastern Georgia, as seven border guards in Larsi checkpoint, at Russia-Georgia border, have tested positive for the coronavirus.
Georgia has reported 14 new cases of the coronavirus earlier today, bringing the total number of cases to 1,278. 1,058 of the 1,278 patients have recovered, while 17 others have died. As of today 203 individuals remain infected with COVID-19 in the country. Mestia municipality in western Georgia and Karajalari village of Gardabani municipality in eastern Georgia remain on coronavirus lockdown.
The Georgian Interior Ministry reported earlier today that its eleven employees have tested positive for the coronavirus. All of them feel well and epidemiologists are now actively studying their contacts. Over 20 individuals have already been transferred to the quarantine zone, the Interior Ministry reported.
Georgia has reported 14 new cases of the coronavirus earlier today. Forty-four COVID-19 patients have recovered over the past 24 hours. Most of the patients who have recovered are Georgian soldiers who tested positive for the coronavirus while serving in the NATO Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan last month and were transported home for treatment.
Georgia has reported five new cases of the coronavirus earlier today. Two of the five new patients are from the Lenjeri village of Mestia municipality which is on coronavirus lockdown, two new cases are imported (one is a truck driver), while the remaining one contracted the virus from an infected individual.Georgia’s National Centre for Disease Control says that only two of 600 individuals in Mestia have tested positive for the coronavirus over the past several hours.