Health official: 60% of Georgian population should be vaccinated by autumn to be ready for winter
Imnadze said that an agreement has been reached on the vaccine that must be stored at minus 70 degrees. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Deputy Head of Georgia's National Centre for Disease Control Paata Imnadze says that 60% of the Georgian population should be vaccinated by autumn 2021 in order for the country to be prepared for the winter season.
He expressed hope Georgia would receive the coronavirus vaccine next month.
An agreement has been reached on the vaccine that must be stored at minus 70 degrees.The vaccine will allow us to start vaccinating people at the highest risk - my colleagues who work with infected patients", Imnadze said.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia also announced last week that the government expects to have vaccinated 60% of the country by the end of 2021.
Gakharia said that high risk groups will be vaccinated at the first stage.
The vaccination of non-risk groups against coronavirus will start in summer or early autumn, said Deputy Head of NCDC Paata Imnadze earlier today.
Georgian Health Officials say that the country will be able to receive only 200,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine against coronavirus as of today as Georgia lacks refrigeration facilities to keep the vaccines in mandatory -80 degree conditions.
The Georgian parliament has plans to approve coronavirus vaccination-related changes to the country’s Law on Public Health this week, leader of the ruling Georgian Dream party Mamuka Mdinaradze stated earlier today.
The Georgian government expects to have vaccinated 60% of the country by the end of 2021, Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia announced at today's government meeting. Gakharia said that high risk groups will be vaccinated at the first stage.