PM Garibashvili fully vaccinated
PM Irakli Garibashvili believes that vaccination "protects us from death, and this argument has no counter-points". Photo: Gov't of Georgia/Facebook
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has received his second jab of the Pfizer vaccine early today.
PM Garibashvili has again spoken about the safety of the vaccines and the importance of vaccination to defeat the coronavirus pandemic.
Irakli Garibashvili, who tested positive for the virus back in April, received his first jab of te vaccine in early August.
The adult vaccination rate in Georgia stands at 23% as of September 16, based on the data release by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
Epidemiologists say that it is not possible to defeat the pandemic without the vaccination of at least 60 per cent of the country’s population of 3.7 million by the end of 2021.
Vaccination against Covid-19 in Georgia is available with Pfizer, Sinopharms, Sinovac and AstraZeneca vaccines.
The adult vaccination rate in Georgia stands at 23% as of September 16, says the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
Georgia has reported 2,176 new cases of coronavirus, 2,838 recoveries and 43 deaths in the past 24 hours. 26,693 remain infected with Covid-19 in Georgia.35,400 tests were conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 18,551 of the 35,400 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 16,849 were PCR tests. The country has had 589,727 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020. 7.46 per cent of tested individuals had Covid-19 in the past 14 days.
A total of 160 vaccinated citizens have won cash prizes in a 2.8 million GEL lottery initiated by the Georgian government to boost the Covid-19 vaccination rates in the country which started yesterday. The results of the lottery have been published earlier today on the website www.stopcov.lotto.ge. Out of 160 winners, 10 people won 500 GEL while the remaining 150 individuals won 100 GEL prizes. The lottery will be held every day and winners will be revealed on a daily basis until December 31, 2021.
Georgia's prime minister Irakli Garibashvili received his Covid-19 vaccine dose on Sunday, opting for a Pfizer jab in Tbilisi while also urging his fellow citizens to vaccinate.
Georgia has reported 2,039 new cases of coronavirus, 2,192 recoveries and 56 deaths in the past 24 hours. 26,484 remain infected with Covid-19 in Georgia. 31,532 tests were conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 18,378 of the 31,532 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 13,154 were PCR tests.
A total of 1,997 individuals have tested positive for Covid-19 in Georgia after conducting 17,485 rapid tests and 14,586 PCR tests over the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, 1,232 individuals have recovered from the coronavirus and 52 infected patients have died.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has once again called on citizens to get vaccinated. Irakli Garibashvili spoke with journalists in the western Georgian town of Baghdati, Imereti region, where he was holding meetings with the party supporters ahead of the October 30 municipal run-offs.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili tested positive for the Omicron variant of coronavirus late on Monday, the government administration announced.