Deputy Health Minister: ‘more than half of prisoners are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 in Georgia’
More than 13 per cent of Georgia’s adult population has been fully vaccinated as of August 29. Photo: Interpressnews.ge.
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“Over 55 per cent of prisoners have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 in penitential facilities in Georgia, where the epidemiological situation is under control”, Deputy Health Minister Tamar Gabunia said today.
Gabunia also said that about 62 per cent of penitentiary staff have also been fully vaccinated against Covid-19, noting that the ‘probability of transmission of the infection is quite low in such conditions’ in penitentiary facilities.
More than 13 per cent of Georgia’s adult population has been fully vaccinated as of August 29.
789,948 (27.3 per cent of the country’s adult population) have received at least one dose of the vaccine, of which 383,454 (13.4 per cent) individuals have been fully-vaccinated.
Four of 46 inmates checked for coronavirus on January 6 in Tbilisi tested positive, reports the Special Penitentiary Service.
23 out of 329 female inmates have tested positive for coronavirus after conducting PCR tests at No. 5 penitentiary facility in Georgia. The Special Penitentiary Service has announced earlier today that all of the infected individuals have no specific symptoms and feel well. However, they are in quarantine now.
Fully vaccinated Georgian citizens are already able to get digital Covid certificates including QR codes to sweep away barriers on travel between countries, Deputy Head of Georgia’s National Centre for Disease Control Paata Imnadze told Formula TV yesterday.
Covid-19 vaccination of prisoners has started today in Georgia, reports the Georgian Justice Ministry.