NDI polls: 47% don’t want to receive coronavirus vaccine
Pfizer, Sonovac, Sinipharm and AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines are available in Georgia currently. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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NDI polls say that 47 per cent of Georgians do not want to receive the coronavirus vaccine amid surging figures of daily infections and deaths.
According to the polls which were released today 45% said that the vaccination process is going badly.
42% of citizens said that they did not have enough information about the vaccination process.
NDI says that the lack of information is especially high in rural settlements (47%).
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More than half of the population said they don’t know how to register on the Georgian government’s online vaccination platform, with 71% of rural residents reporting that they are unaware of how to register.
Only 35% said that they would receive the vaccine.
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Among those who were hesitant, the main reasons were concerns about the quality of the vaccine (47%) and how those with existing health issues would be affected by the vaccine (20%).
Ensuring a smooth rollout of the vaccine and making use of trusted medical professionals to provide the public with accurate information will be critical to the government’s effort to safeguard public health. The lack of information can slow down vaccine distribution and prevent citizens from making informed decisions about their health,” said Alan Gillam, NDI Georgia Country Director.
Coronavirus cases began to surge in Georgia starting July and have hit more than 4,000-5,000 daily cases in the past several days.
Georgia has reported 5,128 new cases of coronavirus, 3,310 recoveries and 49 deaths in the past 24 hours. 47,601 remain infected with Covid-19 in Georgia. 49,189 tests were conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 29,357 of the 49,189 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 19,832 were PCR tests. The country has had 466,326 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has summed up his 5-month term as PM while presenting the candidate of mayor for Tsalka, in Kvemo Kartli region of Georgia today and highlighted his achievements in combating the Covid-19 pandemic, stabilising the Georgian national currency lari and stimulating the Georgian economy.
With rising Covid-19 cases Georgia is now going through the peak of a fourth wave of the pandemic and Health Minister Ekaterine Tikaradze says that 'the infection rate will reach its peak by August 20’. Georgia reported 5,352 new cases of coronavirus, 2,635 recoveries and 48 deaths in the past 24 hours, while 45,832 remain infected with Covid-19 in the country. She added that as of today more than 3,000 people are undergoing inpatient treatment in the capital city of Tbilisi, about 900 in Adjara, and 1,000 patients in the Imereti region of Georgia.
Georgia has reported 5,352 new cases of coronavirus, 2,635 recoveries and 48 deaths in the past 24 hours. 45,832 remain infected with Covid-19 in Georgia.The Georgian Health Ministry has plans to send new recommendations to the government by the end of the week to curb the spread of the virus.50,430 tests were conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 30,564 of the 50,430 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 19,866 were PCR tests.
The Georgian government has imposed coronavirus restrictions between August 14 and September 4 to curb the spread of coronavirus. The restrictions are as follows: Public transport will not work between August 14 and September 4. Intercity transport will work in a regular manner. The government promises they will ensure regular transportation of people (in Tbilisi, Batumi, Kutaisi and Rustavi) to main hospitals or clinics to receive the coronavirus vaccine.