40% of Georgian teachers vaccinated, public service halls offering vaccination registration
Health officials may not recommend in-person studies from September if coronavirus cases continue to surge. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Vaccination rates for teachers in Georgia stand at 40%, Deputy Minister of Education Ekaterine Dgebuadze stated earlier today.
We expect that the figure will significantly increase in the coming weeks,” Dgebuadze stated.
907,665 individuals have received at least one dose of the vaccine in the country so far, of which 266,962 individuals have been completely vaccinated.
Starting Monday individuals will be able to visit public service halls around the country to register themselves or family members for the coronavirus vaccine, or to call the number: 2 405 405.
Public service halls will provide the service from 9:00 to 18:00 on weekdays and from 10:00 to 17:00 on the weekend.
Registration for vaccination with Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Sinovac or Sinopharm is also available on booking.moh.gov.ge.
Georgia has reported 4,743 new cases of coronavirus, 3,393 recoveries and 59 deaths in the past 24 hours.
58,995 people currently remain infected with Covid-19 in Georgia.
Georgia has reported 4,743 new cases of coronavirus, 3,393 recoveries and 59 deaths in the past 24 hours. 58,995 remain infected with Covid-19 in Georgia currently.46,389 tests were conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 29,181 of the 46,389 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 17,208 were PCR tests. The country has had 506,040 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020.
A large new Covid-19 vaccination centre will open today at Georgian National University (SEU), where the public will be able to receive Pfizer, Sinovac and Sinopharm vaccines against Covid-19 without any prior registration, announces the Ministry of Health of Georgia.
Georgian public service halls and community centres in various regions of Georgia have started issuing Covid cards for Georgian citizens, the Georgian government administration announces. The application submission for the card is free of charge and only identification (ID) cards are required.
Mandatory testing for Covid-19 will not be free of charge for unvaccinated Georgian citizens starting September 15, Head of Georgia’s National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Amiran Gamkrelidze announced earlier today.