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20% of Georgian population fully vaccinated

NCDC together with UNDP is carrying out ‘Vaccines for Life’ campaign to debunk vaccination myths and fill in the gaps in vaccine awareness in Georgia. Photo: Leli Blagonravova/UNDP

Agenda.ge, 11 Sep 2021 - 19:21, Tbilisi,Georgia

A total of 20.2% of Georgian population has been fully vaccinated, the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced earlier today.

Based on the data shared by the NCDC the number of fully vaccinated individuals in Georgia stands at 577,162, while 889,903 individuals have received at least one shot of the vaccine.

Registration for vaccination is available via the booking.moh.gov.ge website as well as a hotline 1522 and 144-3.

Those eligible for vaccination can choose among Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Sinopharm and Sinovac vaccines.

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