Head of NCDC: ‘36% of Georgian teachers fully-vaccinated against Covid-19’
First grade students will start their first school year on October 4 in all cities and villages of Georgia where the Covid-19 infection rate is below 4%, the Education Ministry said on September 8. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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The rate of fully-vaccinated teachers stands at 36 per cent in Georgia, Head of the National Centre for Disease Control Amiran Gamkrelidze said today.
Gamkrelidze also noted that the highest rate of vaccination (70% of teachers) is in Tbilisi.
Unfortunately, the lowest vaccination rate is among students. The National Centre for Disease Control has calculated the vaccination rate for bachelors, masters and doctoral students (138,000 in total) and only 17 per cent of them are fully-vaccinated against Covid-19”, said Gamkrelidze.
Only distance learning is currently available in Georgian universities. The exceptions are students of medical universities. In order to attend studies in auditoriums, they must present a negative PCR test from the past seven days, Covid-19 vaccine documents or a document proving that they recovered from coronavirus in the last six months.
Amiran Gamkrelidze also said that over 80 per cent of school staff should be fully-vaccinated in the country in order for studies to be renewed in classrooms. He also noted that not only teachers but also parents of school students should be fully-vaccinated in the country, which is a guarantee of a safe learning environment.
Georgia has reported 946 new cases of coronavirus, 4,351 recoveries and 48 deaths in the past 24 hours. 27,595 remain infected with Covid-19 in Georgia. 17,192 tests were conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 9,442 of the 17,192 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 7,750 were PCR tests.
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.
Georgian health officials have warned the public that the next wave of Covid-19 will be ‘critically dangerous’ for unvaccinated individuals above 60.
Children over 12 year of age with chronic diseases will soon be able to receive Covid-19 vaccines in Georgia, pediatrician and National Immunisation Board member Temur Mikeladze has stated today.
Georgia has reported 3,221 new cases of coronavirus, 2,990 recoveries and 54 deaths in the past 24 hours. 27,772 remain infected with Covid-19 in Georgia.37,717 tests were conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 24,507 of the 37,717 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 13,210 were PCR tests. The country has had 585,036 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020.
Georgia has reported 2,515 new cases of coronavirus, 2,829 recoveries and 60 deaths in the past 24 hours. In total, 32,207 tests have been conducted around the country of which 19,341 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 12,866 were PCR tests. Currently 27,398 individuals remain infected with Covid-19. Since February 26, 2020 Georgia has had 587,551 cases of coronavirus, 551,780 recoveries and 8,347 deaths.
“Covid-19 vaccination of the majority of the population by the end of 2021 is a complete fantasy”, Head of the National Immunisation Council Ivane Chkhaidze has stated today. While talking about the importance of mass immunisations, Chkhaidze noted that as the Delta Covid-19 variant is more transmissible and aggressive, the vaccination of only 60 per cent of the population is not enough to end the pandemic.
Georgia has reported 1,929 new cases of coronavirus, 1,914 recoveries and 33 deaths in the past 24 hours. 19,521 remain infected with Covid-19 in Georgia. 32,522 tests were conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 18,251 of the 32,522 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 14,271 were PCR tests.