Registration for second dose of Pfizer vaccine opens today, vaccination starts August 15
Registration for the second dose of Pfizer vaccine has started today in Georgia, while vaccination will begin on August 15. Screenshot from registration website.
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Registration for the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine has started today in Georgia, while vaccination will begin on August 15.
The registration is available via https://booking.moh.gov.ge.
Almost five months after the start of vaccination in Georgia, 204,234 people have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccines in the country.
Georgian Deputy Health Minister Tamar Gabunia said that an average of 20,000 people a day have been vaccinated in the country over the last three days, which is 'a good indicator'.
Head of the Georgian National Centre for Disease Control Amiran Gamkrelidze said that in order to expand the vaccination process, vaccination centers will be set up near universities in four big cities of Georgia.
He added that by the end of August, about 30,000 vaccines should be administered daily in the country.
We are also thinking about holding a so-called vaccination marathon. This will be a two-day weekend marathon. It is possible to prepare for it from the end of August and in September, it will be possible for about 60,000 people to take part in this marathon", Gamkrelidze said.
He added that vaccine supplies are sufficient in the country and additional doses of the Pfizer vaccine enter Georgia every weekend.
We received 112,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine [on August 7]. About 700,000 purchased Pfizer doses must enter Georgia by September 20", Gamkrelidze said.
Overall, vaccination in Georgia is currently available with Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Sinopharm and Sinocav vaccines.
Georgia has reported 5,697 new cases of coronavirus earlier today. Currently 40,279 individuals remain infected with Covid-19 in the country.
Georgia has reported 5,697 new cases of coronavirus out of 44,536 tests and 54 deaths in the past 24 hours which is a record high figure since January 2021. 2,713 individuals have recovered from the virus in the past 24 hours. 40,279 individuals remain infected with Covid-19 in Georgia currently. In total 6,128 individuals have died from the virus in the country since the spring of 2020.
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