Health official on first doses of Pfizer vaccine: ‘the beginning of the end of the pandemic'
Georghia will initially receive a total of 29,250 doses of the vaccine administered to health workers. Photo from Tengiz Tsertsvadze's Facebook page
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Head of Infectious Diseases and AIDS Centre Tengiz Tsertsvadze says the reception of the first doses of the Pfizer vaccine will be 'the beginning of the end’ of the coronavirus pandemic.
Congratulations! It has been officially confirmed that Georgia will be one of the first developing countries to receive the first doses of the highest quality vaccine in the shortest time”, Tsertsvadze wrote in a Facebook post yesterday.
He also noted that vaccination is ‘the most effective way’ to reduce the cases of COVID-19 and related deaths, as well as to gradually and safely remove all of the restrictions and regulations.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia announced yesterday that the first doses of Pfizer vaccine that will be administered to health workers are due to arrive in Georgia by late February.
Deputy Health Minister Tamar Gabunia has also confirmed that the country will initially receive a total of 29,250 doses of the vaccine.
Gabunia said health workers are in the highest risk group, therefore, they will be the first to get the shot. However, she said 60% of the Georgian population will be vaccinated by the end of 2021.
Georgia is also expected to receive over 300,000 doses of the vaccine produced by AstraZeneca.
The vaccination of non-risk groups against coronavirus will start in summer or early autumn, said Deputy Head of NCDC Paata Imnadze earlier today.
The first doses of Pfizer vaccine that will be administered to health workers are due to arrive in Georgia by late February. Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia has made an announcement following his phone conversation with the World Health Organisation head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus 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.
Georgia is technically ready to receive and ensure the appropriate storage of all three vaccines against coronavirus which have been internationally approved, Georgian Deputy Health Minister Tamar Gabunia stated earlier today.
The government of Latvia has donated a total of 83,070 doses of the Pfizer vaccine to Georgia. As of now, 322,903 doses of the Pfizer vaccine are available in Georgia. Those, willing to get vaccinated, should visit the health ministry website booking.moh.gov.ge and choose the vaccine they prefer and are eligible for.