Mobile units to be sent to Georgian regions to boost vaccination rate
Overall 835,645 individuals are fully vaccinated in Georgia nationwide as of today which amounts to 29.3 per cent of the adult population while 991,141 people have received a single dose of the vaccine. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Mobile units will be sent to various regions of Georgia providing services for citizens who wish to be vaccinated against Covid-19.
In order to increase the intensity of vaccination and ensure maximum access to vaccination, mobile units will be sent to various settlements in various regions to provide services on spot,” representative of the Interagency Coordination Council Giorgi Ghibradze announced earlier today.
Head of the Georgian National Centre for Disease Control Amiran Gamkrelidze has announced initiative of the government to boost the vaccination rate in Georgia’s rural areas which involves the organisation of ‘weekly marathons’ where medical workers will travel to regions to speak to locals about the benefits of vaccination.
Gamkrelidze has reported that the initiative is scheduled to start on October 15 and will continue for the next three months.
Gamkrelidze said that the Georgian government wants to cover 3,500 settlements, noting that in some places only five to 10 people reside.
Georgian Deputy Health Minister Tamar Gabunia has also announced the ‘encouragement scheme for doctors and nurses’ which provides the medical workers with additional reimbursement for both the consultation of the citizens about the pros and cons of vaccination and for the vaccination of individuals over 60 years.
Overall 835,645 individuals are fully vaccinated in Georgia nationwide as of today which amounts to 29.3 per cent of the adult population while 991,141 people have received a single dose of the vaccine.
Vaccination in the country currently is available with Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Sinopharm and Sinovac vaccines.
A total of 8,106 people have been vaccinated in the past 24 hours in Georgia while the target of the Georgian government is to vaccinate 30,000 people daily to reach its vaccination goal of 60 per cent of the country population by the end of this year. The vaccination rate began to decline several weeks ago and less than 10,000 vaccinations have been administered daily since the start of October.
The Georgian Ministry of Education has denied rumours that teachers will be obliged to get vaccinated against Covid-19. General Director of Tbilisi Infectious Disease Hospital Tengiz Tsertsvadze told Rustavi 2 on September 30 that ‘a draft law on mandatory vaccination for teachers is being prepared’.
“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 2,800 new cases of coronavirus, 1,485 recoveries and 42 deaths in the past 24 hours. The positivity rate has gone up to 8.31% of tested individuals for Covid-19 as of October 4 in comparison to 5.51% of last two weeks. In total, 33,679 tests have been conducted around the country of which 23,554 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 10,125 were PCR tests.
Food facilities and bars will be allowed to work in Georgia until 23:00 instead of 22:00, announces Chief of the Operational Staff of the Interagency Coordination Council Giorgi Gibradze.
Georgia has reported 2,410 new cases of coronavirus, 1,516 recoveries and 24 deaths in the past 24 hours.
Georgia has reported 2,228 new cases of coronavirus, 1,711 recoveries and 28 deaths in the past 24 hours. The positivity rate has gone up to 7.0% of tested individuals for Covid-19 as of October 6 in comparison to 5.63% of the last two weeks.
A total of 31% of the adult population has been completely vaccinated in Georgia as of October 13, while yesterday only 6,837 individuals received the Covid-19 vaccine amid a surge of cases. Georgia has reported 4,837 new cases of coronavirus and 26 deaths in the last 24 hours. The vaccination rate began to decline in Georgia in September, and less than 10,000 vaccine doses have been administered daily since the beginning of October.
A total 31.8% of the adult Georgian population is fully vaccinated as of October 19, while only 6,203 individuals received COVID-19 shots yesterday. Georgia has reported 5,739 new coronavirus cases and 36 deaths in the last 24 hours. The positivity rate of tested individuals has risen to 10.15%.
Head of Georgia's National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Amiran Gamkrelidze has stated that a fifth wave of Covid-19 has already started in the country, noting that ‘vaccination is the solution.’ Georgia has reported 5,739 new cases of coronavirus and 36 deaths in the last 24 hours and currently, a total of 44,043 individuals remain infected with the virus.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has stated that the country received a million doses of the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine on October 1 and called on the Georgian population to get vaccinated, noting that ‘the Pfizer vaccine is available’ as well.
About 1,200 people received COVID-19 vaccines in Georgia last week during the vaccination marathon, the head of Georgia's National Center for Disease Control (NCDC), Amiran Gamkrelidze, says. The vaccination marathon was launched in the country on October 18 and involved about 50 villages in various regions of Georgia, aiming to raise awareness about the benefits of vaccination.
85 citizens from Dmanisi and Marneuli municipalities of the Kvemo Kartli region of Georgia have been vaccinated against Covid-19 in mobile vaccination clinics which were deployed by Georgia's Reforms Associates (GRASS) with the support of the EU.