Georgia begins vaccination with Chinese Sinovac
Based on the state webpage stopcov.ge, over 100,000 individuals have been vaccinated against Covid-19 as of May 21 throughout Georgia. Photo: IPN.
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Vaccination with the Chinese-made Sinovac vaccine against coronavirus has begun today in Georgia for people over the age of 18.
Registration for vaccination is available on booking.moh.gov.ge.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) approval for Sinovac is still pending, but the vaccine has a very good assessment from the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization.
WHO recommends the Sinovac vaccine for adults 18 years of age, in a two-dose schedule with a spacing of 21 days.
Georgia started coronavirus vaccination in mid-March when the country received 43,200 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine.
In addition to Sinovac, the country is currently using AstraZeneca, Pfizer and Sinopharm vaccines for certain groups of individuals.
Georgia has reported 388 new cases of coronavirus, 1,357 recoveries and 17 deaths in the past 24 hours.
Based on the state webpage stopcov.ge, a total of 105,500 individuals have been vaccinated against Covid-19 as of May 21 throughout Georgia.
Covid-19 vaccination with Chinese Sinovac vaccine will start on May 24 in Georgia, Georgia’s National Centre for Disease Control stated today.
Vaccination against Covid-19 with the Chinese Sinovac vaccine for people over 18 years of age will start next week in Georgia, Deputy Health Minister of Georgia Tamar Gabunia said today.
Georgia will receive an additional 43,200 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine in mid-June, while the country will import half a million doses of the Sinopharm vaccine not later than early July, Head of Georgia’s National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Amiran Gamkrelidze said earlier today.
Georgia has reported 1,354 new cases of coronavirus, 821 recoveries and 15 deaths in the past 24 hours.
Georgia has reported 1,354 new cases of coronavirus, 821 recoveries and 15 deaths in the past 24 hours.
The Indian Covid-19 strain has not yet been laboratory-confirmed in Georgia, though studies are underway in the Lugar Laboratory of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) , said Head of NCDC Amiran Gamkrelidze.
Georgia has reported 1,015 new cases of coronavirus, 1,151 recoveries and 28 deaths in the past 24 hours. In total, 39,697 tests have been conducted around the country of which 25,325 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 14,372 were PCR tests.
Georgia has reported 508 new cases of coronavirus, 1,481 recoveries and 17 deaths in the past 24 hours. 24,358 tests have been conducted around the country on the weekend. 12,320 of the 24,358 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 12,038 were PCR tests. The country has had 340,838 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020. 3.77 per cent of tested individuals had Covid-19 in the past 14 days.