Georgia receives 43,200 additional doses of AstraZeneca vaccine
UNICEF is supporting the Government of Georgia in procuring the AstraZeneca vaccines. Photo: UNICEF Georgia/Facebook
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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.
Photo: UNICEF Georgia/Facebook
The first batch of 43,200 AstraZeneca vaccines arrived in Georgia in mid-March enabling the country to start Covid-19 vaccination on March 15. As of now, AstraZeneca vaccine is offered to citizens above 45 in Georgia.
UNICEF has been supporting the Government of Georgia in procuring the Covid-19 vaccines via the COVAX Facility.
UNICEF Georgia has tweeted:
???? Georgia received 43,200 doses of AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine via COVAX Facility this morning. UNICEF is supporting the Government of Georgia in procuring these vaccines. pic.twitter.com/VGjeW33HQb
— UNICEF Georgia (@unicefgeorgia) July 10, 2021
Overall, vaccination in Georgia is currently available with Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Sinopharm and Sinocav vaccines.
Those eligible for vaccination should visit booking.moh.gov.ge or call 15 22 to get registered.
Georgian health officials have decided to continue vaccination with AstraZeneca only for individuals over 55 years of age following statements from the European Medicines Agency and the World Health Organisation that say that unusual blood clots should be listed as a very rare side effect of the AstraZeneca vaccine for Covid-19.
The 43,200 doses of AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine has arrived in Georgia this morning. UNICEF, which has supported the Government of Georgia in procuring the Covid-19 vaccines, has announced that the plane has already landed at Tbilisi International Airport.
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.
Individuals over 45 years of age will be able to get vaccinated with the AstraZeneca vaccine, Deputy Health Minister Tamar Gabunia announced today.
Georgia has reported 1,364 new cases of Covid-19 after conducting a total of 33,629 tests over the last 24 hours. Out of the 1,364 new cases 811 were reported in Tbilisi.
Georgia has reported 659 new cases of coronavirus, 713 recoveries and 16 deaths in the past 24 hours. In total, 14,200 tests have been conducted around the country of which 6,608 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 7,592 were PCR tests.
Georgia has reported 1,862 new cases of coronavirus, 619 recoveries and 11 deaths in the past 24 hours. In total, 35,117 tests have been conducted around the country of which 20,996 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 14,121 were PCR tests. Since February 26, 2020 Georgia has had 379,673 cases of coronavirus, 360,558 recoveries and 5,479 deaths.
Georgian health officials warn of a potential fourth wave of coronavirus in the country if individuals refuse to receive the vaccine and act in line with recommendations. Deputy Health Minister Tamar Gabunia says there is an increased infection rate among children in particular. She said that within the past two or three days 'we had to mobilise additional pediatric beds'.
The Pfizer vaccine is already available in Georgia and residents can start registering to receive the jab at https://booking.moh.gov.ge starting today at 15:00, announces the Ministry of Health of Georgia. Vaccination applicants can also register directly during a visit to clinics.