Vaccination registration in Georgia downed by cyber attack
Vaccine registration page at booking.moh.gov,ge has been out of order since morning. Photo: Agenda.ge/Nino Alavidze
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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.
Registration for the first dose of Sinopharm vaccine was scheduled to start 12 p.m. in Georgia today after the country has received additional one million doses of Chinese Sinopharm and Sinovac Covid-19 vaccines.
Booking.moh.gov.ge, which is the webpage for vaccine registration, remains out of order. The Georgian text reads: 'We would like to inform you that the technical update is currently underway. Sorry for the delay'.
Deputy Health Minister Tamar Gabunia, who has confirmed.the cyber attack, said the technical team is working to solve the problem.
I think in a couple of hours we will return to the ordinary working mode”, Gabunia told journalists.
Daily coronavirus update, which is usually available since morning, has also been delayed today.
This summer vaccination process will continue in Georgia with four vaccines: Sinopharm, Sinovac, AstraZeneca and Pfizer.
Georgia has received the 100,000 doses of the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine earlier today. However, Sinopharm vaccination will not start until it received approval from the World Health Organisation.
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.
Registration for the first dose of Sinopharm vaccine starts 12 p.m. on booking.moh.gov.ge in Georgia. The World Health Organisation (WHO) approved the vaccine for emergency use in all countries, giving the green light for this vaccine to be rolled out globally, including in Georgia in early May.
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.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has approved the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine for emergency use in all countries, giving the green light for this vaccine to be rolled out globally, including in Georgia.
The Georgian Ministry of Health webpage for Covid-19 vaccination registration, booking.moh.gov.ge, which was disabled disabled following a cyber attack yesterday, is now back online.
Georgia has received 5,000 doses of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines gifted by Austria earlier today.
Georgia has received 43,200 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine this morning. These 43,200 doses of the vaccine will be administered to individuals registered for the second jab, the Georgian Ministry of Health says.